On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:55:48 -0400 Dale Blount <dale@archlinux.org> wrote:
Say I have more than one architecture running Arch (I do). Say I have an nfs mounted home directory (I do). Say I have packages lying around in my homedir (I do). It'd be nice to know at a glance which box(es) the package could be installed on without stretching my already over-stuffed memory.
Same holds true for packagers who build packages for more than one architecture.
Dale
I think the $ARCH suffix is a good idea. Yeah it's a change which will confuse people who don't stop and think for half a second and while it doesn't have any technical benefits, the cosmetic convenience would be nice. Have the $ARCH suffix in the filename isn't going to add any unnecessary bloat, it's not going to take away from anything and while the positive side isn't anything that will blow you away, it has more minimal advantages than minimal disadvantages. - Cameron