[Bug 415800] Re: lam-runtime failed to install/upgrade: update-alternatives: error: alternative mpiexec can't be slave of mpirun: it is a master alternative.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

** Description changed:

  :~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
  Release:	9.10
  
  :~$ apt-cache policy lam-runtime
  lam-runtime:
-   Installed: 7.1.2-1.5
-   Candidate: 7.1.2-1.5
-   Version table:
-  *** 7.1.2-1.5 0
-         500 http://mirror.isoc.org.il karmic/universe Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+   Installed: 7.1.2-1.5
+   Candidate: 7.1.2-1.5
+   Version table:
+  *** 7.1.2-1.5 0
+         500 http://mirror.isoc.org.il karmic/universe Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  occured upon installation of gpiv + gpivtools
  
  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Aug 19 11:56:29 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: lam-runtime 7.1.2-1.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-5.24-generic
  SourcePackage: lam
  Title: package lam-runtime 7.1.2-1.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-5-generic x86_64
+ 
+ :: HOW TO REPRODUCE ::
+ $ sudo aptitude install gpiv gpivtools-mpi
+ [...]
+ 
+ The installation fails with :
+ Setting up lam-runtime (7.1.2-1.5) ...
+ update-alternatives: error: alternative mpiexec can't be slave of mpirun: it is a master alternative.
+ dpkg: error processing lam-runtime (--configure):
+  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

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lam-runtime failed to install/upgrade: update-alternatives: error: alternative mpiexec can't be slave of mpirun: it is a master alternative.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415800
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