[Pkg-scicomp-devel] Bug#576972: Bug#576972: libatlas3gf-base: octave does not work with this version

[Denis Laxalde]

Hi,

On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:24:52 +0200, Francesco Potortì wrote:
> Package: libatlas3gf-base
> Version: 
> Severity: grave
> 
> Octave works with 3.6.0-24, but fails with 3.8.3-18 and 3.8.3-19.
> During the installation I get:
> 
> dpkg -i /tmp/libatlas3gf-base_3.8.3-19_amd64.deb
> (Reading database ... 422952 files and directories currently
> installed.) Preparing to replace libatlas3gf-base 3.8.3-18
> (using .../libatlas3gf-base_3.8.3-19_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking
> replacement libatlas3gf-base ... Setting up libatlas3gf-base
> (3.8.3-19) ... update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation
> of alternative /usr/lib/atlas-base/atlas/libblas.so.3gf  because link
> group libblas.so.3gf is broken.

This should be solved if you upgrade libblas3gf and liblapack3gf to
their respective unstable version first.

> Versions of packages libatlas3gf-base suggests:
> ii  libblas3gf                    1.2-4      Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines 3
> ii  liblapack3gf                  3.2.1-2    library of linear algebra routines

These old versions do not handle alternatives (see #576855).

Cheers,

 Denis