[SRU] The attached debdiff backports a single change from nvidia-
graphics-drivers 304.51.really.304.43-0ubuntu1 in Quantal to Precise so
that packages that Build-Depend on nvidia-current can be built.

[IMPACT]
When attempting to build packages that Build-Depends on nvidia-current for 
Precise, the build servers are unable to install nvidia-current and the build 
fails.

[Test Cases]
Upload any source package that Build-Depends on nvidia-current; e.g. 
nvidia-cuda-toolkit, starpu-contrib or viennacl, to the PPA builders targeted 
for Precise.

[Regression Potential]
Minimal: the change only affects the installation of the nvidia-current and 
none of the packages that Build-Depend on it can currently build.


** Patch added: "SRU nvidia-graphics-drivers_295.40-0ubuntu1.3 precise"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/nvidia-cuda-toolkit/+bug/950963/+attachment/3539824/+files/nvidia-graphics-drivers_295.40-0ubuntu1.3-precise.debdiff

** Description changed:

+ [SRU] Please consider the patch in comment #12 for a Stable Release
+ Update.
+ 
  Ubuntu 12.04
  nvidia-graphics-drivers 295.20-0ubuntu1
  
  In Ubuntu, nvidia-graphics-drivers package provides only nvidia-current
  and nvidia-current-dev, while the Debian's package provides many
  separated deb packages as follows:
  
  libcuda1
  libcuda1-dev
  libcuda1-ia32
  libgl1-nvidia-alternatives
  libgl1-nvidia-alternatives-ia32
  libgl1-nvidia-glx
  libgl1-nvidia-glx-ia32
  libglx-nvidia-alternatives
  libnvidia-compiler
  libnvidia-compiler-ia32
  libnvidia-compiler1
  libnvidia-compiler1-ia32
  nvidia-glx
  nvidia-glx-dev
  nvidia-glx-ia32
  nvidia-kernel-dkms
  nvidia-kernel-source
  nvidia-libopencl1
  nvidia-libopencl1-dev
  nvidia-libopencl1-ia32
  nvidia-libvdpau-dev
  nvidia-libvdpau1
  nvidia-libvdpau1-ia32
  nvidia-opencl-common
  nvidia-opencl-icd
  nvidia-opencl-icd-ia32
  nvidia-smi
  nvidia-vdpau-driver
  nvidia-vdpau-driver-ia32
  
  So, some packages imported from Debian cannot be built or not
  installable unless their dependencies are modified.  For example,
  nvidia-cuda-toolkit is failed to build because of missing libcuda1.  See
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-cuda-
  toolkit/4.0.17-3/+build/3079987 .
  
  I think the separate packages should be provided as in Debian and
  nvidia-current and nvidia-current-dev should be changed to meta packages
  which depend on those separate packages.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950963

Title:
  some packages fail to build because of missing libcuda1

Status in “nvidia-cuda-toolkit” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “starpu-contrib” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “viennacl” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “nvidia-cuda-toolkit” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “starpu-contrib” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “viennacl” source package in Precise:
  New

Bug description:
  [SRU] Please consider the patch in comment #12 for a Stable Release
  Update.

  Ubuntu 12.04
  nvidia-graphics-drivers 295.20-0ubuntu1

  In Ubuntu, nvidia-graphics-drivers package provides only nvidia-
  current and nvidia-current-dev, while the Debian's package provides
  many separated deb packages as follows:

  libcuda1
  libcuda1-dev
  libcuda1-ia32
  libgl1-nvidia-alternatives
  libgl1-nvidia-alternatives-ia32
  libgl1-nvidia-glx
  libgl1-nvidia-glx-ia32
  libglx-nvidia-alternatives
  libnvidia-compiler
  libnvidia-compiler-ia32
  libnvidia-compiler1
  libnvidia-compiler1-ia32
  nvidia-glx
  nvidia-glx-dev
  nvidia-glx-ia32
  nvidia-kernel-dkms
  nvidia-kernel-source
  nvidia-libopencl1
  nvidia-libopencl1-dev
  nvidia-libopencl1-ia32
  nvidia-libvdpau-dev
  nvidia-libvdpau1
  nvidia-libvdpau1-ia32
  nvidia-opencl-common
  nvidia-opencl-icd
  nvidia-opencl-icd-ia32
  nvidia-smi
  nvidia-vdpau-driver
  nvidia-vdpau-driver-ia32

  So, some packages imported from Debian cannot be built or not
  installable unless their dependencies are modified.  For example,
  nvidia-cuda-toolkit is failed to build because of missing libcuda1.
  See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-cuda-
  toolkit/4.0.17-3/+build/3079987 .

  I think the separate packages should be provided as in Debian and
  nvidia-current and nvidia-current-dev should be changed to meta
  packages which depend on those separate packages.

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