lam4-dev fails to install

[Jeroen Ooms]

Installing `lam4-dev` in a clean Ubuntu Bionic or Cosmic fails as below. Which dependency is missing?

 Preparing to unpack .../lam4-dev_7.1.4-3.1build1_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking lam4-dev (7.1.4-3.1build1) ...
 Setting up lam4-dev (7.1.4-3.1build1) ...
 update-alternatives: using /usr/include/lam to provide /usr/include/mpi (mpi) in auto mode
 update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/share/man/man1/mpicc.1.gz because associated file /usr/share/man/man1/mpicc.lam.1.gz (of link group mpi) doesn't exist
 update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/share/man/man1/mpif77.1.gz because associated file /usr/share/man/man1/mpif77.lam.1.gz (of link group mpi) doesn't exist
 update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/share/man/man1/mpiCC.1.gz because associated file /usr/share/man/man1/mpiCC.lam.1.gz (of link group mpi) doesn't exist
 update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /usr/share/man/man1/mpic++.1.gz because associated file /usr/share/man/man1/mpic++.lam.1.gz (of link group mpi) doesn't exist
 update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/share/man/man3/MPI_Comm_set_name_lam4-dev.3.gz doesn't exist
 dpkg: error processing package lam4-dev (--configure):
  installed lam4-dev package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
 Errors were encountered while processing:
  lam4-dev
 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)