Index: build/install-build-deps.sh |
diff --git a/build/install-build-deps.sh b/build/install-build-deps.sh |
index 757c54520fa219cd385b06e4c2cdefed120a718f..382fc11860b1c1df6dc212392ae32e1361b14ddc 100755 |
--- a/build/install-build-deps.sh |
+++ b/build/install-build-deps.sh |
@@ -297,6 +297,21 @@ if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]; then |
echo |
echo "Installation complete." |
exit 0 |
+ else |
+ # This conditional statement has been added to deprecate and eventually |
+ # remove support for 32bit libraries on 64bit systems. But for the time |
+ # being, we still have to support a few legacy systems (e.g. bots), where |
+ # this feature is needed. |
+ # We only even give the user the option to install these libraries, if |
+ # they explicitly requested doing so by setting the --lib32 command line |
+ # flag. |
+ # And even then, we interactively ask them one more time whether they are |
+ # absolutely sure. |
+ # In order for that to work, we must reset the ${do_inst_lib32} variable. |
+ # There are other ways to achieve the same goal. But resetting the |
+ # variable is the best way to document the intended behavior -- and to |
+ # allow us to gradually deprecate and then remove the obsolete code. |
Peter Mayo
2013/09/26 17:53:15
Ignoring the --no_prompt option?
The "special" bo
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+ do_inst_lib32= |
fi |
echo "WARNING" |