slurm version 0.3.3-2 failed to build in oneiric

[Matthias Klose]

slurm version 0.3.3-2 failed to build in oneiric
Link to failed build: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110816/+build/2711659

Details about the rebuild:
http://people.ubuntuwire.org/~wgrant/rebuild-ftbfs-test/test-rebuild-20110816-oneiric.html

Direct link to the build log: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/test-rebuild-20110816/+build/2711659/+files/buildlog_ubuntu-oneiric-amd64.slurm_0.3.3-2_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz

This log snippet might be of interest, since it triggered the matcher 'Purging chroot-autobuild'.
Excerpt 515 lines into the build log:

/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1406: undefined reference to `init_pair'
/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1407: undefined reference to `init_pair'
/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1408: undefined reference to `init_pair'
/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1409: undefined reference to `stdscr'
/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1481: undefined reference to `stdscr'
/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1481: undefined reference to `wmove'
/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1488: undefined reference to `stdscr'
/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3/slurm.c:1488: undefined reference to `wgetch'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [slurm] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3'
make: *** [build-stamp] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
******************************************************************************
Build finished at 20110823-1922
FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died]
Purging chroot-autobuild/build/buildd/slurm-0.3.3

[Matthias Schmitz (matthias-sigxcpu)]

I can reproduced the problem here with a Oneiric chroot and cowbuilder . But the problem also appears with a small testcase so something must be broken in libncurses5-dev.

root@x200:~# cat ncurses-test.c
#include <curses.h>

int main (void) {
        initscr();

        return(0);
}
root@x200:~# gcc -lncurses ncurses-test.c
/tmp/ccDnNL1b.o: In function `main':
ncurses-test.c:(.text+0x5): undefined reference to `initscr'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
root@x200:~#

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

no. see ld(1) --as-needed. move the library after the objects/sources

[Matthias Schmitz (matthias-sigxcpu)]

Ahh! Thanks for this pointer.
The package build works with "LDFLAGS=-Wl,--as-needed".
Fixed package version is coming ... :-)

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

On 08/29/2011 09:13 AM, Matthias Schmitz wrote:
> Ahh! Thanks for this pointer.
> The package build works with "LDFLAGS=-Wl,--as-needed".
> Fixed package version is coming ... :-)

no, this doesn't make sense. Please re-order the arguments instead.

[Julian Taylor (jtaylor)]

you must use LIBS instead of LDFLAGS for the libraries in configure.in, see the patch in the debian bug

[Matthias Schmitz (matthias-sigxcpu)]

I uploaded a new version of slurm to mentors.debian.net. It uses now scons as build system and builds fine on Oneiric and Sid.

I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. :-)

 http://mentors.debian.net/package/slurm

[Julian Taylor (jtaylor)]

thanks that you fixed it.
Its too late to add the new version to ubuntu oneiric now, so I proposed to merge my patch:
https://code.launchpad.net/~jtaylor/ubuntu/oneiric/slurm/fix-832924/+merge/74307

in the next cycle we can sync back the unchanged debian package with the new build system.

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

I agree, with jtaylor, as a first step, let's try to merge this one (it's late for oneiric, we try to avoid build system change at this stage of the release), and we will sync back the debian changes next cycle.
Thanks both of you! :)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package slurm - 0.3.3-2ubuntu1

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slurm (0.3.3-2ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * use dh_autoreconf
  * debian/patches/0004-fix-as-needed-build.patch: (LP: #832924)
    - fix build with ld --as-needed by using LIBS instead of LDFLAGS for links
 -- Julian Taylor <email address hidden> Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:15:51 +0200