[hardy] libopenmpi-dev creates dangling symlink in /etc/alternatives
Bug #207125 reported by
Morten Kjeldgaard
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openmpi (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Scott Kitterman | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: libopenmpi-dev
When libopenmpi-.dev is installed, it creates the following dangling pointers in /etc/alternatives:
slave libmpi.so: /usr/lib/
slave libmpi++.so: /usr/lib/
(clipped from "update-
The *.so.0 files are non-existing. In fact, the .so.0 library is meant for the loader and should never be used for linking. These links must be corrected so they point to the correct .so targets.
Revision history for this message
| Morten Kjeldgaard (mok0) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in openmpi: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in openmpi: | |
| assignee: | nobody → kitterman |
| status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in openmpi: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
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Please find attached a debdiff correcting the situation describe above, which has given me problems compiling illuminator, whose configure script fails because it can not locate libmpi.so.