On 4 January 2008 at 15:08, Manuel Prinz wrote: | Hi all! | | Am Freitag, den 04.01.2008, 13:52 +0100 schrieb Ondrej Certik: | > On Jan 4, 2008 1:40 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > > Ondrej Certik wrote: | > > | In the last bug I reported: | > > | | > > | http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457088 | > > | | > > | I was told, that the mpi.h is in /usr/include/openmpi | | No, you were told that it is in /usr/include/mpi. That's where mpi.h | lives, in all Debian MPI packages out there. (Except MPICH, but that's a | different story.) | | > > | However, in the clean environment, the libopenmpi-dev package fails to put mpi.h into | > > | /usr/include/openmpi. | | It does so because that's not the place where mpi.h can be found, see | above. | | > > | How about just using plain "ln -s"? Like this: | > > | ln -s /usr/lib/openmpi/include/ /usr/include/openmpi | | This would break every other MPI implementation in Debian and therefore | is not an option at all. That's what update-alternatives is for. | | > > Someone really needs to fix update-alternatives. | > | > Right. We should try to fix the real bug (update-alternatives). | | The bug has a patch and is pending. It should be fixed within the next | dpkg uploads. I experienced very harsh words while working on this | issue. It wasn't fun but it's resolved. However, in this case, | update-alternatives is not to blame. You're looking for mpi.h at the | wrong place. | | > Do you have some idea, where the problem is? | | See above. Using /usr/include/mpi should be totally fine. It also allows | LAM users (or others) to port your package in case they need it. In | other words: Don't make OpenMPI a requirement if you don't have to.
In fact this is critically important because Open MPI exists only a handful architectures. I maintain packages that have Build-Depends on Open MPI where available and on LAM where not. | If this does not solve your problem, I'll be glad to help you with your | package. Seconded. Ondrej, feel free to study other packages setup for builds under the MPI packages. Dirk -- Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
