Bug#651997: python-dolfin: unknown symbol: wrapper_dgesv_

[Julien Cristau]

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:32:05 -0500, Andreas Kloeckner wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:46:51 +1000, Conrad Sand <conradsand.fb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > In bug 651997
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=651997
> > libarmadillo2 is listed as version "2.2.5+dfsg-1", which implies that
> > the header files for armadillo have been updated to a later version,
> > but not the run-time library.  Otherwise it's impossible to obtain the
> > "undefined symbol: wrapper_dgesv_" error.  In turn this suggests a
> > packaging problem.
> > 
> > To fix this issue, just make sure that the system uses the same
> > version of the header files as the version of the run-time library.
> > Specifically, this means if Armadillo 2.4.2 is used, both the headers
> > _and_ the run-time library must be at version 2.4.2.
> 
> Shouldn't the dependencies save me from shooting myself in the foot like
> that, somehow ?
> 
Yes, this is a packaging bug in libarmadillo2, I reassigned this report
there.

Cheers,
Julien