Kevin B. McCarty writes: > Hi all, > > I'm trying now to adjust Cernlib build dependencies for the new blas and > lapack packages as the gfortran transition progresses. > > My understanding is this (leaving aside ATLAS for now to omit additional > complications): > > 1) Build-dependencies, and dependencies of Cernlib -dev packages, should > look like this: > > Depends: refblas3-dev (>= 1.2-9) | libblasgf-3.so > Depends: lapack3-dev (>= 3.1.1-0.1) | liblapackgf-3.so
why the '| libblasgf-3.so'? This alternative doesn't provide any -dev files. > 2 Packages that want to manually depend upon BLAS or LAPACK runtime > libraries (not devel files) without using shlibs should have deps like this: > > Depends: refblas3gf | libblasgf.so.3 > Depends: lapack3gf | liblapackgf.so.3 is there a reason not to use dpkg-shlibdeps? > In particular, I just downloaded the refblas3gf 1.2-9 .deb and saw that > it Provides: libblasgf.so.3. But at > http://lists.debian.org/debian-toolchain/2007/10/msg00024.html , > Matthias mentioned that the shlibs for refblas3gf look like this: > > > atlas3gf-base | refblas3gf | libblas.so.3gf > > [Note that here the gf is after the .so.3, but in the Provides line I > mentioned before, the gf is before the .so.3] Is this a mistake in > typing, or is the shlibs line in fact actually mis-matched to the > Provides? If the latter, I guess it needs to be fixed... > > And the question is open as to whether the lapack Provides/shlibs ended > up being liblapackgf.so.3 or liblapack.so.3gf ... ? (Guess I could wait > until it gets through NEW and find out on my own...) depends on which Camm does upload ... Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

