Jon Peatfield wrote:
> I just spotted (while checking something else) that none of our x86_64 sl5
> boxes have a openssl097a.i386 package so can't run some i386 code which
> needs those old compatability libs.
> 
> I thought it was my error but checking the repos there doesn't seem to be
> a i386 package in the x86_64 tree for this (in the 5[0-2] repos).
> 
> Just installing the one from the i386 tree appears to work fine (no
> obvious problematic clashes etc), and lets things linked against
> libssl.so.4 run - well I only did a trivial test.
> 
> Was this a deliberate choice or were there problems caused by having it
> present?
> 
> I don't really mind; I'm trying quite hard to reduce the number of
> 'compat' packages we install (FX: sounds of knashing teeth from my users)
> 
> --
> Jon Peatfield,  Computer Officer,  DAMTP,  University of Cambridge
> Mail:  [log in to unmask]     Web:  http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/

That's how RedHat has it.
We haven't seen the need to add it.  I personally am resistant to adding more 
i386 packages in unless there seems to be a universal need for it.
Troy
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