Packaging :: Why Would A X86_64 Package Depend On I686 Packages?
Hi! I recently encountered a situation when a x86_64 package is dependent on i686 packages.. Does anyone with packaging experience know why this could be necessary?
What arguments (logical and technical) can i bring to the said packager in order to stop this chain of dependencies?
Thanks!
Adrian
5 thoughts on - Packaging :: Why Would A X86_64 Package Depend On I686 Packages?
I suspect that would depend on just what this package is, and what 32bit packages its dependent on.
You can find such an example in a recent bug report. Turns out it was due to user’s set up …
http://bugs.CentOS.org/view.php?idi44
So, you’d need to analyse your situation (decipher the yum output etc)
and determine what’s causing it.
Akemi
RPM and Specfile please? Also if it is not a CentOS package try:
rpm-list@lists.rpm.org .
Hi everyone! The question was purely academic (in the sense that i think that this is wrong but i don’t have the experience and knowledge to have arguments for my opinion). The package in question is from a particular science-related repo and i i got an answer that the package is that way because there are potential users that use i686 software (in the context that that software is only supported for x86_64 distros..)
So: are there any best-practices rules that say :”do not mix arch in packages, better split them” ?
Thanks!
Adrian
One that comes to mind is Google Earth. Their alleged 64-bit packages have dependencies on 32-bit packages. Go figure.