Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> writes: > Wookey wrote:
>> Debian policy (8.2) says: >> --------------- >> It is recommended that supporting files and run-time support programs >> that do not need to be invoked manually by users, but are nevertheless >> required for the package to function, be placed (if they are binary) >> in a subdirectory of /usr/lib, preferably under /usr/lib/package-name. >> If the program or file is architecture independent, the recommendation >> is for it to be placed in a subdirectory of /usr/share instead, > [...] >> For multiarch, or existing >> dpkg-cross cross-compiling, to work, arch-dependent needs to mean >> either form _or_ content (see below for elaboration). > I always had thought that it's content and that the "if they are > binary" is only a red herring. I agree with you that the policy ought > to be clarified. Thanks for bringing this up. Could someone file a bug about this to clarify the wording so that we don't lose it? -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877hcslvey....@windlord.stanford.edu
