Thanks bug reading bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=684116 it seems the Debian maintainer disagrees with the change, unsubscribing sponsors until that's resolved, no need to have the discussion in 2 different bug trackers
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #684116 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=684116 ** Also affects: suitesparse (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=684116 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: suitesparse (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1319687 Title: SuiteSparse fails to link in shared library due to missing -fPIC in libsuitesparseconfig.a To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/suitesparse/+bug/1319687/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
