Bug#579424: FTBFS [hppa]: Assertion `y.isApprox(m*x)' failed.

[Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>]

severity 579424 important
thanks

On 29.06.2010 02:29, Sune Vuorela wrote:
> severity 579424 serious
> thanks
>
> On Tuesday 29 June 2010 01:48:15 Matthias Klose wrote:
> > severity 579424 important
> > tag 579424 + moreinfo
> > thanks
>
> > the bug report mentions a workaround, lowering severity.
>
> Hi
>
> I don't see it as a workaround, unless the default gcc on hppa is changed to
> 4.3.  The bug is when compiling c++ template header files shipped by the -dev
> package.
> Alternatively, please advice on how to ensure that all users of libeigen2-dev
> (a c++ template header only library) uses g++4.3 ?
>
> As I don't consider the workaround viable, I'm raising the severity again.

I don't care if you consider it viable; there is a workaround, maybe it's 
painful for you.  Please don't raise the severity again yourself but let the 
release team decide on this.

> And I hope that the hppa people can provide tests with g++4.5 and snapshots.
> It is not currently available on the porter boxes.

no, you should ask for installation of these packages.