Package: mpich Version: 3.4.1-4 Severity: serious User: debian...@lists.debian.org Usertags: piuparts Control: affects -1 + libhdf5-mpich-dev
During an piuparts upgrade test of libhdf5-mpich-dev on the upgrade path squeeze -> wheezy -> jessie -> stretch -> buster -> bullseye I observed this failure: Setting up libhdf5-mpich-dev (1.10.6+repack-4) ... update-alternatives: priority must be an integer Use 'update-alternatives --help' for program usage information. dpkg: error processing package libhdf5-mpich-dev (--configure): installed libhdf5-mpich-dev package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2 mpi alternative setting after the failure (after upgrade squeeze...bullseye): # update-alternatives --query mpi Name: mpi Link: /usr/include/mpi Slaves: libmpi++.a /usr/lib/libmpi++.a libmpi++.so /usr/lib/libmpi++.so libmpi.a /usr/lib/libmpi.a libmpi.so /usr/lib/libmpi.so mpiCC /usr/bin/mpiCC mpiCC.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpiCC.1.gz mpicc /usr/bin/mpicc mpicc.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpicc.1.gz mpicxx /usr/bin/mpicxx mpicxx.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpicxx.1.gz mpif77 /usr/bin/mpif77 mpif77.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpif77.1.gz mpif90 /usr/bin/mpif90 mpif90.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpif90.1.gz mpireconfig /usr/bin/mpireconfig mpireconfig.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpireconfig.1.gz Status: auto Best: /usr/lib/mpich/include Value: /usr/lib/mpich/include Alternative: /usr/lib/mpich/include Priority: 10 Slaves: libmpi++.a /usr/lib/mpich/lib/libpmpich++.a libmpi++.so /usr/lib/mpich/lib/shared/libpmpich++.so libmpi.a /usr/lib/mpich/lib/libmpich.a libmpi.so /usr/lib/mpich/lib/shared/libmpich.so mpiCC /usr/bin/mpiCC.mpich mpiCC.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpiCC.mpich.1.gz mpicc /usr/bin/mpicc.mpich mpicc.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpicc.mpich.1.gz mpicxx /usr/bin/mpicxx.mpich mpicxx.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpicxx.mpich.1.gz mpif77 /usr/bin/mpif77.mpich mpif77.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpif77.mpich.1.gz mpif90 /usr/bin/mpif90.mpich mpif90.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpif90.mpich.1.gz mpireconfig /usr/bin/mpireconfig.mpich mpireconfig.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mpireconfig.mpich.1.gz and after fresh installation in bullseye: # update-alternatives --query mpi Name: mpi Link: /usr/bin/mpicc Slaves: hdf5-mpi.pc /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/hdf5-mpi.pc mpiCC /usr/bin/mpiCC mpic++ /usr/bin/mpic++ mpicxx /usr/bin/mpicxx mpif77 /usr/bin/mpif77 mpif90 /usr/bin/mpif90 mpifort /usr/bin/mpifort Status: auto Best: /usr/bin/mpicc.mpich Value: /usr/bin/mpicc.mpich Alternative: /usr/bin/mpicc.mpich Priority: 40 Slaves: hdf5-mpi.pc /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/hdf5-mpich.pc mpiCC /usr/bin/mpicxx.mpich mpic++ /usr/bin/mpicxx.mpich mpicxx /usr/bin/mpicxx.mpich mpif77 /usr/bin/mpifort.mpich mpif90 /usr/bin/mpifort.mpich mpifort /usr/bin/mpifort.mpich OK, that is still an ancient mpi alternative at the time libhdf5-mpich-dev.postinst runs ... Probably caused by libmpich1.0-dev providing libmpich-dev and therefore no newer libmpich-dev getting installed. Trying to add some Breaks/Replaces ... tests running ... BTW, installing libmpich-dev in the failure state causes Selecting previously unselected package mpich. Preparing to unpack .../31-mpich_3.4.1-4_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mpich (3.4.1-4) ... dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-S2t7dN/31-mpich_3.4.1-4_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/mpicc.mpich', which is also in package libmpich1.0-dev 1.2.7-9.1 Andreas
libhdf5-mpich-dev_1.10.6+repack-4.log.gz
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