ports/175402: math/suitesparse: libcholmod.so: undefined reference to `SuiteSparse_time`

[O. Hartmann]

>Number:         175402
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       math/suitesparse: libcholmod.so: undefined reference to `SuiteSparse_time`
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 18 12:30:00 UTC 2013
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     O. Hartmann
>Release:        FreeBSD 10-CURRENT/amd64
>Organization:
FU Berlin
>Environment:
>Description:
Compiling a package of software that uitilizes port math/suitesparse fails when a part of the package's software in question is compiled against libchomod.so, which is installed by port math/suitesparse, with the compiler/linker error:

libcholmod.so: undefined reference to `SuiteSparse_time`

Following some similar errors on the web, I came across this webpage on which someone has already investigated the problem:

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=775418

here please be refered to "Comment 3".

Obviously, the symbol (and so initially the function) SuiteSparse_time() does not get compiled in on a missing initial condition express by setting -DNTIMER.


>How-To-Repeat:
Compile a piece of software that is making usage of SuiteSparse_time() and link that software against library libcholmod.so.
>Fix:
Add "-DNTIMER" to the CFLAGS in port's Makefile of port math/suitesparse.

I simply added this flag to the port's Makefile and making it globally visible that way, but there might be a reason why it isn't set int he first place, so let the experts/port maintainer decide were to place.

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