GNU.Gettext.dll in /usr/lib?

[Santiago Vila]

Hello.

While trying to add C# support to the Debian gettext package,
I reached the point where I have prototype packages compiled for 10
different architectures (the normal 11 but m68k, which does not have
pnet yet).

The gettext manual says .dll and .exe files are architecture-independent,
which confirms what I suspected by looking at the lengths of these files
in the different architectures (they do not change).

So: Is there something that would break horribly if GNU.Gettext.dll
were put somewhere in /usr/share, like libintl.jar, or there is a
hardcoded path somewhere which forces it to be in /usr/lib?

[ Same thing for msgfmt.net.exe and msgunfmt.net.exe ].

While we are at it: The strip utility seems to understand the format
of .exe and .dll files, since it does not complain when trying
to strip them. It is really safe to strip them?

Thanks.