#1144002 uncalled: FTBFS: /usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld.bfd: cannot find -lhdf5: No such file or directory

Package:
src:uncalled
Source:
src:uncalled
Submitter:
Sebastian Ramacher
Date:
2026-08-09 15:31:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1144002#5
Date:
2026-08-09 15:29:41 UTC
From:
To:
Source: uncalled
Version: 2.3+ds-3
Severity: serious
Tags: ftbfs
Justification: fails to build from source (but built successfully in the past)
X-Debbugs-Cc: sramacher@debian.org

Dear maintainer,

uncalled FTBFS:

x86_64-linux-gnu-g++ -g -O2 -ffile-prefix-map=/build/reproducible-path/uncalled-2.3+ds=. -fstack-protector-strong -fstack-clash-protection -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fcf-protection -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -DH5_USE_110_API -fPIC -DPYBIND -I./submods -I/usr/include/hdf5/serial -I/usr/include/fast5/ -I/usr/include/ -I/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pybind11/include -I/usr/include/python3.14 -c src/self_align_ref.cpp -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/self_align_ref.o -std=c++11 -O3
x86_64-linux-gnu-g++ -g -O2 -ffile-prefix-map=/build/reproducible-path/uncalled-2.3+ds=. -fstack-protector-strong -fstack-clash-protection -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fcf-protection -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -DH5_USE_110_API -shared -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -g -O2 -ffile-prefix-map=/build/reproducible-path/uncalled-2.3+ds=. -fstack-protector-strong -fstack-clash-protection -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fcf-protection -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -DH5_USE_110_API build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/chunk.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/client_sim.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/event_detector.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/event_profiler.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/fast5_reader.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/map_pool.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/mapper.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/normalizer.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/pybinder.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/range.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/read_buffer.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/realtime_pool.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/seed_tracker.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-cpython-314/src/self_align_ref.o -L -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lbwa -lhdf5 -lz -ldl -lm -o /build/reproducible-path/uncalled-2.3+ds/.pybuild/cpython3_3.14_uncalled/build/_uncalled.cpython-314-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld.bfd: cannot find -lhdf5: No such file or directory
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
error: command '/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-g++' failed with exit code 1
E: pybuild pybuild:485: build: plugin distutils failed with: exit code=1: /usr/bin/python3 setup.py build

See
https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=uncalled&arch=amd64&ver=2.3%2Bds-3%2Bb5&stamp=1786284410&raw=0
for details.

Cheers