Public bug reported: I cannot find any GEANT3 library or header files after installating the *geant321* packages :
bash$ dpkg -l | grep geant3 ii geant321 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 [Physics] Particle detector description and simulation tool ii geant321-data 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 [Physics] Data for GEANT 3.21 detector simulator ii geant321-doc 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 [Physics] Documentation for GEANT 3.21 ii libgeant321-2-dev 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 [Physics] Library for GEANT 3.21 (development files) ii libgeant321-2-gfortran 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 [Physics] Library for GEANT 3.21 bash$ find /usr/lib -name "libgeant*" # prints nothing This suggests a bug in the build of some of the geant321 packages. System informations: 0) My system : bash$ uname -a Linux mauger-laptop 3.2.0-32-generic #51-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 26 21:33:09 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux 1) bash$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 2) bash$ apt-cache policy geant321 geant321: Installé : 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 Candidat : 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 Table de version : *** 1:3.21.14.dfsg-9build1 0 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What you expected to happen: "Being abke to link against libgeant321.a file (or similar file)" 4) What happened instead: "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgeant321" ** Affects: geant321 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085573 Title: No library file(s) [libgeant***.a] nor header files are installed on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/geant321/+bug/1085573/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs