[Pkg-openmpi-maintainers] Bug#848218: openmpi FTBFS on ppc64el

[Thibaut Paumard]

Nailed it:

thread_test() in test/class/opal_fifo.c must end with pthread_exit(NULL)
instead of return NULL.

Currently building with this on the porterbox, I will provide the patch
if it works.

Regards, Thibaut.

Le 15/12/2016 à 10:32, Thibaut Paumard a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> I confirm that the package build fine if the tests are deactivated, but
> I can't check whether it is usable as I can't install the resutling
> packages in the chroot on the porterbox.
> 
> Kind regards, Thibaut.
> 
> Le 15/12/2016 à 09:54, Thibaut Paumard a écrit :
>> Source: openmpi
>> Version: 2.0.2~git.20161225-6
>> Severity: serious
>> Justification: fails to build from source (but built successfully in the
>> past)
>>
>> Dear maintainers,
>>
>> openmpi fails to build on ppc64el (a release architecture).
>>
>> The build fails in the test suite. See:
>> https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=openmpi&arch=ppc64el&ver=2.0.2%7Egit.20161225-6&stamp=1481633280
>>
>> Naturally this bug prevents dependent packages from building, and hence
>> from migrating to stretch.
>>
>> With the soft freeze due on Jan. 5th, fixing this is a rather pressing
>> matter.
>>
>> Regards, Thibaut.
>>
> 


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