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| -rwxr-xr-x | build/install-build-deps.sh | 15 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/build/install-build-deps.sh b/build/install-build-deps.sh index 757c545..382fc11 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. + do_inst_lib32= fi echo "WARNING" |