Not clear why apbs starting locking when finishing tests (Bug#1006382).
My workaround was to just upgrade to the latest apbs 3.4.

But apbs 3.4 now *requires* FETK.  This can be easily added in-source
(in the longer term it should probably be packaged separately).
The problem is that it is configured to pull a local copy of superlu.
Debian policy is to use system libraries where possible.

The problem has been raised already upstream at
https://github.com/Electrostatics/FETK/issues/62

Hello,

Bug #1008726 in apbs reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/debichem-team/apbs/-/commit/3333cef4e753adaee7887668ed6708cc966f474e
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upload 3.4.1-2 to unstable

FETK is now provided (built against system SuperLU),
and debci tests pass.

Closes: #1006382, #1008726.
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(this message was generated automatically)
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Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1008726

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
apbs, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1008726@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org> (supplier of updated apbs package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 02:52:47 +0200
Source: apbs
Architecture: source
Version: 3.4.1-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debichem Team <debichem-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org>
Closes: 979339 1006382 1008726
Changes:
 apbs (3.4.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload.
   * Build-Depends-Indep: python3-yaml (to build docs)
   * add specific copyright entries for FETK components
     punc/src/pmg (GPL) and punc/src/vf2c (AT&T)
   * patch FETK punc component vf2c/uninit.c to not run __mips block on
     linux
   * don't double-up bin dir in path for apbs tools. Closes: #979339.
   * debian/rules: run build-time tests after dh_auto_install
   * FETK is now provided (built against system SuperLU), and debci
     tests pass. Closes: #1006382, #1008726.
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