On 12 April 2012 09:05, Jakub Jelinek jakub@redhat.com wrote:
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:22:13AM +1200, Michael Hope wrote:
All good. My vote is for /lib/ld-arm-linux-gnueabihf.so.3 as it:
The directory should be /libhf/ or /libhfp/ for that for consistency with all the other architectures. Note e.g. x86_64 dynamic linker is /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, not /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2.
For some value of consistency. x86_64, mips64, powerpc64 and sparc64 install to /lib64. But on ia64 it is /lib/ld-linux-ia64.so.2 and on s390x it is /lib/ld64.so.1 [1].
For distros that choose to multilib softfp vs. hardfp all the hardfp libraries would go into the usual */lib{qual} paths (for qual hf resp. hfp), for others /libhf can be a symlink to /lib or for those doing multiarch stuff can be a symlink to the multiarch location of the thing.
My qualm with /libhf is that it is currently used by nobody. But in a way it is fair compromise where no distro gets preferential treatment - everyone will have to move files around.
Riku