Bug#687165: any hope to have slepc 3.4.2 packaged?

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On Tue, 2013-09-17 at 15:37 +0200, Anton Gladky wrote:
> I am planning to upload it tonight, but it will be in NEW queue for a while.
> 

Slepc debian science repository has just been updated.
The package builds fine with cowbuilder on my machine :)

> The state of the package itself (especially debian/rules) is really terrible. It
> needs to be completely rewritten. I will upload it because it has some
> reverse-depends.
> 
> If it will not be cleaned, it is better to remove such packages from
> Debian, sorry.

This package, of course, needs some cleanup especially the debian/rules
I agree. However I completely disagree with your latest comment:
* First because PETSC/SLEPC are among the main ingredient of many
scientific libraries which are already in Debian and are of great
interest for performing simulations
* Second this debian/rules is the result of hours spent by many people
(including me) to get this package into Debian and thus provide users
with valuable libraires for either their work or research. I personnaly
believe that we can improve things without being an "integrist". Being
to strict would make people get away from the effort of packaging...

> 
> Anton
> 
> 2013/9/17 Giacomo Mulas <gmulas at tiscalinet.it>:
> > Great! You are talking about the 3.4.2 slepc version, the one which
> > is current now, aren't you? Not some intermediate update between the ancient
> > version now in sid and the current one (several were released and outdated
> > in the meantime...).
> > If you want some user to test the new package before releasing it, sign me
> > in. I do actually use it for scientific work, so it would be at least one
> > "real life" usage test case.
> >
> >
> > Bye
> > Giacomo

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