Re: OpenMPI transition
On Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 01:23:37PM -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 09:52:56AM +0200, Manuel Prinz wrote:
>
> > Before the transition, I rebuild all dependant packages without problems
> > in a clean chroot. While rebuilding on the buildds, a lot of packages
> > were hit by a bug in update-alternatives. A solution is known, I will
> > integrate it in Open MPI today and re-upload. The release team will
> > reschedule the builds.
>
> What is the update-alternatives bug and how does it manifest with
> OpenMPI?
Most recently, see #493876 and #531184. As of dpkg 1.15, it causes the
postinst to fail upon configuration; previously, you could end up with mixed
alternatives between multiple MPI implementations (e.g. #452047, since solved).
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Nicholas Breen
nbreen@ofb.net
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