Bug#675577: libgmp-dev: arch-dependent files in "Multi-Arch: same" package

Steve M. Robbins steve at sumost.ca
Sat Jun 2 16:35:24 UTC 2012


On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 05:57:44PM +0200, Jakub Wilk wrote:
> * Steve M. Robbins <steve at sumost.ca>, 2012-06-02, 09:14:
> >>libgmp-dev is marked as "Multi-Arch: same", but the following
> >>files are architecture-dependent:
> >>
> >>/usr/include/gmp-arm.h
> >>/usr/include/gmp-i386.h
> >>/usr/include/gmp-mips.h
> >>/usr/include/gmp-x86_64.h
> >
> >True, but only one such file exists in each arch's build. I was
> >told this is acceptable as long as any file name that is shared
> >among architectures has the same contents [1]
> 
> This is correct.
> 
> >(which is the case).
> 
> No, this is not the case. Please take a look at the diff I attached
> to my initial message.

OK, got it now.  

FWIW, I found the initial report a little too terse.  It would have
been helpful for the initial report to indicate that gmp-arm.h is
shared by arches X and Y, etc.

-Steve
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