Bug#872910: transition: scalapack
Control: tags -1 confirmed
On 22/08/17 13:11, Drew Parsons wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: transition
>
> scalapack 2.0 has been stabilised in experimental, I think it is now
> ready for release in unstable. I have tested various client packages.
> The API has not changed, the transition should be no more complicated
> than updating any configurations with -lblacs-${mpi} to -scalapack-${mpi}
> and any -L references to multiarch if needed.
Do you mean source code changes are needed in the build systems to do those
changes? Or are rebuilds enough?
>
> I've marked the Ben file using openmpi, but it would be mpich (default
> mpi) on m68k and sh4. scalapack now provides both openmpi and mpich
> versions on all arches (except sh4 where openmpi does not build).
>
> The libgfortran4 transition is currently taking place. I think the
> collision is innocuous but tell me if you think it might be obstructive.
libgfortran4 is in testing, so that's not a blocker indeed. Please go ahead.
Cheers,
Emilio
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