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  • Bug#630174: debian-policy: forbid installation into /lib64

    From Niels Thykier@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 20 14:40:02 2017
    XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist

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    On Tue, 9 Jun 2015 23:00:51 +0200 Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>
    wrote:
    [...]

    OK, here a new patch.

    Seconds welcome!

    Cheers,
    --
    Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

    Imagine a large red swirl here.

    Hi,

    I second the following change proposed by Bill:

    diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
    index 404dc73..f9fdbf7 100644
    --- a/policy.sgml
    +++ b/policy.sgml
    @@ -6955,12 +6955,13 @@ Built-Using: grub2 (= 1.99-9), loadlin (= 1.6e-1)
    character.
    </p>
    </item>
    <item>
    <p>
    - The requirement for amd64 to use <file>/lib64</file>
    - for 64 bit binaries is removed.
    + The requirement for amd64 to use <file>/lib64</file> for
    + 64 bit binaries is removed. Only the dynamic linker is
    + allowed to use this directory.
    </p>
    </item>
    <item>
    <p>
    The requirement for object files, internal binaries, and @@ -6983,10 +6984,14 @@ Built-Using: grub2 (= 1.99-9), loadlin (= 1.6e-1)
    use in cross-installation of library packages from other
    architectures, as part of <tt>multiarch</tt>.
    </footnote>
    </p>
    <p>
    + No package for a 64 bit architecture may install files
    + in <file>/usr/lib64/</file> or in a subdirectory of it.
    + </p>
    + <p>
    The requirement for C and C++ headers files to be
    accessible through the search path
    <file>/usr/include/</file> is amended, permitting files to
    be accessible through the search path
    <file>/usr/include/<var>triplet</var></file> where

    Thanks,
    ~Niels



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  • From Sean Whitton@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 20 21:50:01 2017
    XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist

    control: tag -1 -patch +pending

    I too second the following change proposed by Bill:

    diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
    index 404dc73..f9fdbf7 100644
    --- a/policy.sgml
    +++ b/policy.sgml
    @@ -6955,12 +6955,13 @@ Built-Using: grub2 (= 1.99-9), loadlin (= 1.6e-1)
    character.
    </p>
    </item>
    <item>
    <p>
    - The requirement for amd64 to use <file>/lib64</file>
    - for 64 bit binaries is removed.
    + The requirement for amd64 to use <file>/lib64</file> for
    + 64 bit binaries is removed. Only the dynamic linker is
    + allowed to use this directory.
    </p>
    </item>
    <item>
    <p>
    The requirement for object files, internal binaries, and @@ -6983,10 +6984,14 @@ Built-Using: grub2 (= 1.99-9), loadlin (= 1.6e-1)
    use in cross-installation of library packages from other
    architectures, as part of <tt>multiarch</tt>.
    </footnote>
    </p>
    <p>
    + No package for a 64 bit architecture may install files
    + in <file>/usr/lib64/</file> or in a subdirectory of it.
    + </p>
    + <p>
    The requirement for C and C++ headers files to be
    accessible through the search path
    <file>/usr/include/</file> is amended, permitting files to
    be accessible through the search path
    <file>/usr/include/<var>triplet</var></file> where

    --
    Sean Whitton

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