lv2-plugins install path

[Jaromír Mikeš]

2014-01-26 Reinhard Tartler <siretart at gmail.com>

> On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Jaromír Mikeš <mira.mikes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I need some clarification about lv2-plugins install path.
> > LV2 plugins are installed in in path like this:
> > /usr/lib/lv2/drumkv1.lv2/drumkv1.so
> >
> > But why not in multi-arch path like this rather?
> > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lv2/drumkv1.lv2/drumkv1.so
> >
>
> Disclaimer: I don't know anything about lv2 plugins, but I would think
> that only the latter would would allow you to install i386 lv2 plugins
> alongside with amd64 plugins on the same system.
>

Exactly, we could benefit from this.


> In order for this to work, everything that loads lv2 plugins must be
> able to lookup the plugins from the updated paths, though!


Yes, thats a catch. I am afraid current DAW hosts like Ardour and Qtractor
don't do it.
Or am I wrong?

Alessio, Adrian can you comment pls?

regards

mira
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