#1150486 libmpich-dev: recommends libmpif-dev which is not in unstable

Package:
libmpich-dev
Source:
libmpich-dev
Description:
Development files for MPICH
Submitter:
Carles Pina i Estany
Date:
2026-10-10 06:17:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1150486#5
Date:
2026-10-10 06:16:25 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer(s),

I noticed that package libmpich-dev recommends libmpif-dev, which is
currently not available in unstable.

See:

- https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libmpif-dev

For details on when it was deleted, bug number, etc.

Could it be a typo on this package name / library? Using the "Search the
contents of packages" in https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages I don't
see any package that contains any file containing "libmpif".

Would it make sense to remove or update it?

Thank you for your time,

PS[0]: I am developing a tool to detect such issues:
https://salsa.debian.org/carlespina/check-relations . Reports are
manually reviewed before submission. If you would prefer not to receive
such reports (for specific packages, all of your maintained packages,
etc.), please let me know. Any other feedback is welcomed as well. No
more bugreports for this missing relation will be sent.

PS[1]: more information available in
https://salsa.debian.org/carlespina/check-relations/-/blob/main/README.md
and
https://salsa.debian.org/carlespina/check-relations/-/blob/main/docs/bug-report-extra-info.md