nope, libraries should just be migrated to support multiarch, like libglu 9.0.0-2.1
** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mesa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/949606 Title: 64 bit dev packages should include 32 bit .so library file Status in mesa package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: 64 bit dev packages contain a 64 bit version of the library file(s) that they provide for linking but not a 32 bit version of the library file(s). In previous versions of Ubuntu, however, it was possible to compile 32 bit applications using the 64 bit dev packages in by installing ia32-libs, which contained the required 32 bit library files. In the move to multiarch, 32 bit library files are being removed from ia32-libs. Multiarch (I assume) aims to keep the architectures separate, so the generally intended solution is to install the i386 version of the dev package when compiling 32 bit applications, ie side-by-side with the 64 bit dev package. However, some 64 bit development packages conflict with their 32 bit equivalent. This creates a regressive situation where it is impossible to install them side-by-side - you are forced to either install the 32 bit package, which breaks 64 bit compilations, or the 64 bit package, which breaks 32 bit compilations. An example is libglu1-mesa-dev, which conflicts with libglu1-mesa- dev:i386. The libglu1-mesa-dev file contains all the necessary development files for 32 bit *except* for the 32 bit library file. It does contain the 64 bit library file. Since the library file is part of the development files, libglu1-mesa-dev does not contain all the necessary development files for 32 bit, ie it does not contain all the necessary development files for multiarch. I think that it *should* contain all the necessary files for building multarch applications. The two workarounds are: 1. Manually re-install the required i386 dev packages before compiling 32 bit apps, and then manually re-install the required amd64 dev packages before compiling 64 bit apps. This is a real pain. 2. Install the i386 binary package (eg libglu1-mesa:i386) and the amd64 dev package (eg libglu1-mesa-dev), and manually create symlinks for the i386 libXYZ.so package (eg sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux- gnu/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so). This is a more permanent solution but is a real pain to set up, as you have to find each missing library manually, and some library files, like mesa/libGL.so.1, are in subfolders. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libglu1-mesa-dev 8.0.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,grid,resize,compiztoolbox,vpswitch,place,gnomecompat,move,regex,animation,imgpng,snap,mousepoll,session,expo,workarounds,wall,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Thu Mar 8 10:20:54 2012 DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-02-26 08:25:08.500725 DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox-guest, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox-guest, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-14-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox-guest, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox-guest, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_AU:en TERM=xterm LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-generic root=UUID=630a9f76-6f8f-43be-bb99-6be721c9deaf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Renderer: Software SourcePackage: mesa UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-26 (11 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2: dmi.product.name: VirtualBox dmi.product.version: 1.2 dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu5 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/949606/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp