[Debichem-devel] Bug#1136322: rdkit: FTBFS with libeigen3-dev 5.0 (major version transition)

[Anton Gladky]

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Package: src:rdkit
Version: 202503.6-4
Severity: important
Tags: sid forky ftbfs
User: debian-devel at lists.debian.org
Usertags: eigen3-5.0

Dear Maintainer,

your package depends on libeigen3-dev. The upstream released a
new major version of this mathematical library, 5.0.0. Some
basic information about new features and changes in this version
can be found here:

  https://libeigen.gitlab.io/releases/5.0/

This is a major version change and may require code changes in packages
depending on eigen3. The key breaking changes include:

  - Minimum required C++ standard is now C++14
  - Changes in the build system integration
  - Some API name changes

rdkit FTBFS with libeigen3-dev 5.0.1. The full build log is available at:

  https://debusine.debian.net/debian/developers-gladk-eigen3/artifact/3761129/

Here is the most probably relevant part of the failing build log:
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- -- Eigen3 version .. found in /usr/include/eigen3, but at least version 2.91.0 is required
- -- Could NOT find Eigen3 (missing: EIGEN3_VERSION_OK) (Required is at least version "2.91.0")
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-4.3/Modules/ExternalProject/shared_internal_commands.cmake:928 (message):
  error: could not find git for clone of Eigen
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/share/cmake-4.3/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake:3258 (_ep_add_download_command)
  External/Eigen/CMakeLists.txt:4 (ExternalProject_Add)


- -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
	cd obj-x86_64-linux-gnu && tail -v -n \+0 CMakeCache.txt

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libeigen3-dev_5.0.1-1 is available in experimental.

When this package version lands into unstable (probably at the beginning
of June 2026), this bug will be increased in severity to serious.

Thanks,

Anton
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