On Thursday 17 Oct 2013 09:14:44 Alan W. Irwin wrote: > On 2013-10-16 22:45-0700 Alan W. Irwin wrote: > > On 2013-10-11 18:26-0700 Alan W. Irwin wrote: > >> However, I could not test that patch on the Debian version of the > >> library because for some reason "apt-src build" builds the debs > >> without obvious issues, but when those debs are installed, the > >> resulting libhpdf library does not define needed symbols.... > > > > That was because of something stupid that I did. See my latest post > > at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726069 for the > > sordid details. :-) > > > > In sum, the patch now applies cleanly and produces (via apt-src) good > > debs. When PLplot builds against the resulting patched Debian > > system libraries, the pdf device now passes all tests without any obvious > > run-time issues. So assuming this simple patch is accepted by the > > Debian developer of the libhpdf debs (from libharu source), then the > > pdf device you plan to build as part of your deb packages for PLplot > > should just work. > > Hi Andrew: > > Here is the Debian packager's response to 726069: > > "I will add the patch and create a new package. > Note that I sent the patch to libharu upstream and they included it. > So the next version will no longer require the patch. > https://github.com/libharu/libharu/commit/e6fae213911c28bc00bb788f3d5a42913e > 37fbbe" > > So it is all good, and this implies that quite soon you will be able to > build PLplot debs that include the pdf device.
Excellent. Thanks Alan. I will try to get round to this soon, but I need to get the current packages back into Debian before meddling with adding more drivers! It's on the list though. Andrew ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
