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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] why both /usr/lib and /usr/lib64 on a 64bit system?
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:17:31
Message-Id: YCouEUJdsdkbyP6i@waltdnes.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] why both /usr/lib and /usr/lib64 on a 64bit system? by Grant Taylor
1 On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 06:09:58PM -0700, Grant Taylor wrote
2 > On 2/14/21 10:51 AM, Jack wrote:
3 > > I don't think you can completely get rid of it.
4 >
5 > My (long term) desire is to do away with /lib32 and /lib64, ultimately
6 > only using /lib. Likewise for the other library directories in /usr or
7 > wherever they are. I don't see a need for the specific bit variants in
8 > the future.
9
10 How long before we see /lib and /lib64 *AND* /lib128 ?
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13 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
14 I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

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