Bug#625055: paraview: FTBFS: metaUtils.cxx:805:3: error: 'ptrdiff_t' was not declared in this scope

[Lucas Nussbaum]

Source: paraview
Version: 3.8.1-3
Severity: serious
Tags: wheezy sid
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: qa-ftbfs-20110502 qa-ftbfs
Justification: FTBFS on amd64

Hi,

During a rebuild of all packages in sid, your package failed to build on
amd64.

Relevant part:
> make[3]: Entering directory `/build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/obj-x86_64-linux-gnu'
> [  4%] [  4%] Building C object VTK/Utilities/vtklibproj4/CMakeFiles/vtkproj4.dir/proj_err_list.c.o
> Building CXX object VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/CMakeFiles/vtkmetaio.dir/metaUtils.cxx.o
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/Utilities/Xdmf2/libsrc/XdmfRoot.cxx: In member function 'virtual XdmfInt32 XdmfRoot::Insert(XdmfElement*)':
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/Utilities/Xdmf2/libsrc/XdmfRoot.cxx:53:9: warning: suggest parentheses around '&&' within '||' [-Wparentheses]
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/Utilities/Xdmf2/libsrc/XdmfRoot.cxx:54:9: warning: suggest parentheses around '&&' within '||' [-Wparentheses]
> [  4%] Building CXX object Qt/Testing/CMakeFiles/QtTesting.dir/pqAbstractDoubleEventPlayer.cxx.o
> [  4%] Generating moc_pqTreeWidgetSelectionHelper.cxx
> [  4%] [  4%] Building C object VTK/Utilities/vtklibproj4/CMakeFiles/vtkproj4.dir/proj_errno.c.o
> Generating moc_pqTreeViewSelectionHelper.cxx
> [  4%] [  4%] Building CXX object Utilities/Xdmf2/libsrc/CMakeFiles/Xdmf.dir/XdmfDomain.cxx.o
> Building C object VTK/Utilities/vtklibproj4/CMakeFiles/vtkproj4.dir/proj_factors.c.o
> [  4%] Generating moc_pqHelpWindow.cxx
> [  4%] Generating qrc_QtWidgets.cxx
> [  4%] [  4%] Generating ui_pqQuickLaunchDialog.h
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx: In function 'bool vtkmetaio::MET_StringToWordArray(const char*, int*, char***)':
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:805:3: error: 'ptrdiff_t' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:805:3: note: suggested alternatives:
> /usr/include/c++/4.6/x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/c++config.h:156:28: note:   'std::ptrdiff_t'
> /usr/include/c++/4.6/x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/c++config.h:156:28: note:   'std::ptrdiff_t'
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:805:13: error: expected ';' before 'l'
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:807:13: error: expected ';' before 'p'
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:808:9: error: 'p' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:808:11: error: 'l' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:814:13: error: expected ';' before 'pp'
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:816:9: error: 'pp' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:816:12: error: 'l' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:829:3: error: 'pp' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:829:6: error: 'l' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:845:13: error: expected ';' before 'i'
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:846:7: error: 'i' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:848:8: error: 'p' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:854:11: error: 'p' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:858:5: error: 'j' was not declared in this scope
> /build/user-paraview_3.8.1-3-amd64-LBmBN_/paraview-3.8.1/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx:859:11: error: 'p' was not declared in this scope
> Building C object VTK/Utilities/vtklibproj4/CMakeFiles/vtkproj4.dir/proj_fwd.c.o
> make[3]: *** [VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/CMakeFiles/vtkmetaio.dir/metaUtils.cxx.o] Error 1

The full build log is available from:
   http://people.debian.org/~lucas/logs/2011/05/02/paraview_3.8.1-3_lsid64.buildlog

A list of current common problems and possible solutions is available at 
http://wiki.debian.org/qa.debian.org/FTBFS . You're welcome to contribute!

About the archive rebuild: The rebuild was done on about 50 AMD64 nodes
of the Grid'5000 platform, using a clean chroot.  Internet was not
accessible from the build systems.

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