Re: mpi-default-dev: update mpi defaults for m68k and sh4 to openmpi?
Hello Drew!
> For various reasons it could be convenient if the Debian default
> mpi on these architectures could be updated from mpich to openmpi.
>
> The specific reason that bothers me is that mpich does not provide
> mpi-fort.pc, while openmpi does. This prevents mumps from building on
> m68k and sh4 (with blacs-mpi also affected).
When asking such questions, you should actually put the people responsible
for the ports in the loop, otherwise you won't get a qualified answer.
As for the question itself, I will have to look into the proposed change
first and check the possible ramifications. I won't to avoid breakage
because it's usually me who gets to fix it :).
Adrian
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