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When should I install a library to lib/ , and when to, say, lib/x86_64-linux-gnu?

I've compiled a static C or C++ library, obtaining a libfoo.a. I want to decide where it should be installed after having been built. Never mind what build/installation mechanism I'm using - this is a...
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The lib/x86_64-linux-gnu naming scheme is specific to Debian-based distros and is used to support multiarch. Many other distros are still using the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, which uses /lib, /lib...
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