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-rw-r--r--man/make.conf.57
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diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index 92189fe7f..4a8216667 100644
--- a/man/make.conf.5
+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ validation mechanism to work correctly.
Fetch everything in \fBSRC_URI\fR regardless of \fBUSE\fR settings,
except do not fetch anything when \fImirror\fR is in \fBRESTRICT\fR.
.TP
+.B multilib\-strict
+Many Makefiles assume that their libraries should go to /usr/lib, or
+$(prefix)/lib. This assumption can cause a serious mess if /usr/lib
+isn't a symlink to /usr/lib64. To find the bad packages, we have a
+portage feature called \fImultilib\-strict\fR. It will prevent emerge
+from putting 64bit libraries into anything other than (/usr)/lib64.
+.TP
.B noauto
When utilizing \fBebuild\fR(1), only run the function requested.
.TP