Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 2/2] Use new multilib flags in autotools-multilib.

[Michał Górny]

On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:30:16 -0300
Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o> wrote:

> On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:08:45 +0100
> Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:54:44 -0300
> > Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:11:41 +0100
> > > Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > (maybe protect it with has_multilib_profile if you wish)
> > > >
> > > > Well, the current code assumes that no flags == non-multilib
> > > > profile.
> > >
> > > .. and I hit send to quickly:
> > > coming back to the skype example, with this assumption, on x86
> > > libitneeds will have no abi useflag enabled while on amd64 it'll
> > > have abi_x86_32, so you'll end with deps like: x86? ( libitneeds
> > > ) !x86? ( libitneeds[abi_x86_32] )
> >
> > Hmm, maybe we should make 'plain x86' use.force the abi_x86_32 flag
> > (though keeping it hidden). Then the following dep will work for both
> > arches:
> >
> >   libitneeds[abi_x86_32]
>
> yep, that's the best thing to do IMHO, but then if you want no multilib
> -> returns empty list then you'll have to check it with
> has_multilib_profile :)

Is this really necessary? AFAIU from the endclass standpoint there's
no real difference between non-multilib build and build for one ABI.
I could even make the multilib code paths used only when at least 2 ABIs
are enabled.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny