Bug#583096: life: FTBFS (build-depends on libpetsc3.0.0-dev)

[peter green]

block 583096 by 577291
thanks

As well as build-depending on libpetsc3.0.0-dev life also build-depends 
on libslepc3.0.0-dev. That package is still in the archive but is 
uninstallable and has unsatisfiable build-dependencies.

Trying to build the slepc package with libpetsc3.1-dev and 
libpetsc3.1-dbg instead of libpetsc3.0.0-dev and libpetsc3.0.0-dbg 
results in

Checking PETSc installation...
WARNING: PETSc version 3.1.0 is newer than SLEPc version
ERROR: Unable to link with PETSc
ERROR: See "linux-gnu-c-debug/conf/configure.log" file for details
make: *** [build-arch] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
debian:/slepc-3.0.0-p7.dfsg#

Which other than the new version warning looks much like lucases FTBFS 
log in 577291

opening configure.log reveals the following
Checking PETSc installation...
WARNING: PETSc version 3.1.0 is newer than SLEPc version
#include "petscksp.h"
EXTERN_C_BEGIN
EXTERN_C_END
int main() {
PetscInitialize(PETSC_NULL,PETSC_NULL,PETSC_NULL,PETSC_NULL);
VecCreate(PETSC_NULL,PETSC_NULL);
MatCreate(PETSC_NULL,PETSC_NULL);
KSPCreate(PETSC_NULL,PETSC_NULL);
return 0;
}
make[1]: Entering directory `/slepc-3.0.0-p7.dfsg/config'
makefile:22: /usr/lib/petsc/conf/base: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/lib/petsc/conf/base'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/slepc-3.0.0-p7.dfsg/config'
ERROR: Unable to link with PETSc