Bug 948862 – net-libs/enet add missing multilib

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Jon Daniel 2025-01-26 16:05:03 UTC]

Created attachment 917560 [details]
Add multilib support to net-libs/enet

Missing multilib support in ebuild

[Comment 1 Mike Gilbert 2025-01-28 20:46:51 UTC]

Why does this package need multilib support?

[Comment 2 Jon Daniel 2025-01-28 22:47:08 UTC]

Obviously every package should support multilib if it is available on 32/64bit platforms so one is able to use both 32 and 64 bit versions of the library package. The packages are outdated and should be updated to support multilib.
I don't understand why you even ask why the support is needed.
Packages not providing multilib support are obviously outdated and keeps users from using both 32/64 bit version of the packages.

[Comment 3 Ionen Wolkens 2025-01-29 03:24:48 UTC]

We've been actively dropping support for 32bit multilib *unless* it's needed by something, it's just wasteful otherwise. Adds a maintenance cost, and wastefully builds libraries users don't need if they enable abi_x86_32 globally for e.g. wine (can be a pain to maintain a precise list).

"Something" is typically a package that needs 32bit libraries such as aforementioned app-emulation/wine-*, or sometimes we make exceptions if users commonly need it to run old 32bit applications such as prebuilt games (these often come with their own bundled libs though).

[Comment 4 Mike Gilbert 2025-01-29 04:37:10 UTC]

As Ionen said, we only add multilingual support where it serves some useful purpose.

[Comment 5 Mike Gilbert 2025-01-29 04:40:12 UTC]

Please provide an example of a prebuilt application which requires this library.

[Comment 6 Jon Daniel 2025-01-29 18:42:41 UTC]

Created attachment 917858 [details]
updated with git and multilib for all versions

[Comment 7 Jon Daniel 2025-01-29 18:49:27 UTC]

You obviously interchanged ABI/FHS multilib support with I18N multilingual support both are totally independent of each other.

[Comment 8 Jon Daniel 2025-01-29 18:54:10 UTC]

Created attachment 917859 [details]
updated with git and multilib for all versions

[Comment 9 Jon Daniel 2025-01-29 19:00:03 UTC]

Created attachment 917860 [details]
updated with git and multilib for all versions

[Comment 10 Mike Gilbert 2025-01-29 19:02:40 UTC]

(In reply to Jon Daniel from comment #7)
> You obviously interchanged ABI/FHS multilib support with I18N multilingual
> support both are totally independent of each other.

My iPad auto-corrected "multilib" to "multilingual". ^_^;

[Comment 11 Eli Schwartz 2025-01-29 21:33:00 UTC]

*** Bug 948860 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 12 Mike Gilbert 2025-01-29 21:55:01 UTC]

*** Bug 948981 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 13 Mike Gilbert 2025-01-29 21:55:06 UTC]

*** Bug 949024 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 14 Mike Gilbert 2025-01-29 21:56:23 UTC]

Closing this as invalid since no justification has been given for adding multilib support.

[Comment 15 Jon Daniel 2025-01-30 12:52:07 UTC]

Why do you state that you've been dropping multilib support and don't write it at the multilib ebuild guidelines.
Is your statement related to the funtoo forum entrance https://forums.funtoo.org/topic/1896-dealing-with-multilib-removal/.
as are the comments about referring to binary users and wine too.
I don't see anything in the ebuild documentation about dropping multilib support.

[Comment 16 Ionen Wolkens 2025-01-30 13:03:35 UTC]

No, and I didn't say it's being dropped, but rather dropped where there's no justification to keep it. It's not a all or nothing deal.