Bug#1130163: nmu: vtk9_9.5.2+dfsg4-1

[Steven Robbins]

On Monday, March 9, 2026 11:13:09 a.m. Central Daylight Time Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> Control: tags -1 moreinfo
> 
> Hi Steve
> 
> On 2026-03-09 08:43:22 -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> > Package: release.debian.org
> > Severity: normal
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: vtk9 at packages.debian.org
> > Control: affects -1 + src:vtk9
> > User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
> > Usertags: binnmu
> > 
> > nmu vtk9_9.5.2+dfsg4-1 . ANY . unstable . -m "Rebuild to capture updated
> > Boost library default version.  At build time, vtk captures the version
> > of Boost libraries used in its build and generates a cmake file used in
> > downstream builds that looks for that precise version of boost.  The
> > boost defaults have recently changed - which makes downstream builds fail
> > (e.g. ITK, Elastix, ANTS).  A re-built VTK will pick up the latest boost
> > default."
> 
> I am unable to find these boost dependencies in the -dev packages of
> vtk9. 

You're right.  In fact, I don't even see build-depends on boost packages.  That seems 
strange to me.  I've cc'd the active maintainers: should there be a build-depends on boost 
packages?

-Steve

> If there is such a tight requirement on the installed boost
> version, why doesn't it have dependencies on the boost version it was
> built with?

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