Bug#829143: python-demgengeo: FTBFS on hppa and others - error: cannot find the flags to link with Boost system

[John David Anglin]

Package: python-demgengeo
Version: 1.2-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

checking for the Boost system library... /usr/lib/libboost_system.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system.so ...
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/libboost_system.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-mt.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-mt.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-mt.so ...
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/libboost_system-mt.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-d.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-d.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-d.so ...
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/libboost_system-d.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-mt-d.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-mt-d.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-mt-d.so ...
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/libboost_system-mt-d.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system-1_58.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-mt-1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-mt-1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-mt-1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system-mt-1_58.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-d-1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-d-1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-d-1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system-d-1_58.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-mt-d-1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-mt-d-1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-mt-d-1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system-mt-d-1_58.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system-.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system-.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system-.so ...
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/libboost_system-.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system--mt.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system--mt.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system--mt.so ...
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/libboost_system--mt.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system--d.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system--d.so ...
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/libboost_system--d.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system--mt-d.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system--mt-d.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system--mt-d.so ...
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/libboost_system--mt-d.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system--1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system--1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system--1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system--1_58.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system--mt-1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system--mt-1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system--mt-1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system--mt-1_58.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system--d-1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system--d-1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system--d-1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system--d-1_58.so ...
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/usr/lib/libboost_system--mt-d-1_58.so ...
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/usr/local/lib/libboost_system--mt-d-1_58.so ...
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/lib/libboost_system--mt-d-1_58.so ...
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/libboost_system--mt-d-1_58.so ...
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configure: error: cannot find the flags to link with Boost system

Full log is here:
https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=python-demgengeo&arch=hppa&ver=1.2-1&stamp=1467292732

Boost system is in standard location on hppa:
dave at mx3210:~$ find /usr/lib -name libboost_system.so
/usr/lib/hppa-linux-gnu/libboost_system.so

Regards,
Dave Anglin

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: hppa (parisc64)

Kernel: Linux 3.18.36+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_CA.utf8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)