When I install pyopencl, the KDE desktop effects stop working. The problem is that pyopencl depends on nvidia-current and nvidia-settings and these get installed when I do not have an nVidia GPU. Also, since the correct ICD(AMD/Intel for CPUs and not nVidia) is not installed, pyopencl wouldn't work at all on multicore CPU/AMD GPU machines.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/763457 Title: please provide opencl-icd virtual package Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “nvidia-common” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “pyopencl” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Quantal: Won't Fix Status in “nvidia-common” source package in Quantal: Won't Fix Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” source package in Quantal: Won't Fix Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” source package in Quantal: Confirmed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates” source package in Quantal: Confirmed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319” source package in Quantal: Confirmed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates” source package in Quantal: Confirmed Status in “pyopencl” source package in Quantal: Fix Released Status in “pyopencl” package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: The package python-pyopencl depends on nvidia-current, which makes it impossible to correctly use on AMD / ATI systems. In debbugs #628702 debian started using a virtual package opencl-icd instead of depending directly on particular graphics driver / opencl implementation. We should follow the same. TODO * syn pyopencl * nvidia-graphics-drivers or nvidia-common (not sure) to provide opencl-icd * fglrx-installer to provide opencl-icd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/763457/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp