[Bug 855391] [NEW] please backport -print-multiarch to gcc 4.5

[Paolo Bonzini]

Public bug reported:

Configure scripts that used to use --print-multi-os-directory to find
.so files (e.g. GNU Smalltalk's) do not have an alternative way that
they can use with multiarch.  -print-multiarch is in gcc 4.6, but not in
4.5.

Introduction of multiarch broke 20 years worth of conventions and was
done without bothering to contact upstream GCC, please mend the pieces
now.

** Affects: gcc-4.5 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: multiarch

** Description changed:

  Configure scripts that used to use --print-multi-os-directory to find
- .so files (e.g. GNU Smalltalk's) cannot find them with multiarch.
- -print-multiarch is in gcc 4.6, but not in 4.5.
+ .so files (e.g. GNU Smalltalk's) do not have an alternative way that
+ they can use with multiarch.  -print-multiarch is in gcc 4.6, but not in
+ 4.5.
  
  Introduction of multiarch broke 20 years worth of conventions and was
  done without bothering to contact upstream GCC, please mend the pieces
  now.

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Title:
  please backport -print-multiarch to gcc 4.5

Status in “gcc-4.5” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Configure scripts that used to use --print-multi-os-directory to find
  .so files (e.g. GNU Smalltalk's) do not have an alternative way that
  they can use with multiarch.  -print-multiarch is in gcc 4.6, but not
  in 4.5.

  Introduction of multiarch broke 20 years worth of conventions and was
  done without bothering to contact upstream GCC, please mend the pieces
  now.

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