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[Arvind S Raj <763457@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please do reconsider backporting this for stable releases because the
current setup is completely broken and it's probably not a good idea to
leave it thus since it takes quite a while to figure out what is going
wrong.

If it's likely it'll not be backported, please do consider informing
users somehow that this package works with nVidia GPUs only. The package
could be renamed as python-pyopencl-nvidia or a clause could be included
in the description of the package saying it's for nVidia GPUs only.
Also, please consider maintaining a PPA for Ubuntu 12.04 and earlier.
Since it's a PPA, there is less obligation to provide support I suppose?

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Title:
  please provide opencl-icd virtual package

Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “nvidia-common” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “pyopencl” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “nvidia-common” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-319-updates” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “pyopencl” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released
Status in “pyopencl” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  The package python-pyopencl depends on nvidia-current, which makes it
  impossible to correctly use on AMD / ATI systems.

  In debbugs #628702 debian started using a virtual package opencl-icd
  instead of depending directly on particular graphics driver / opencl
  implementation.

  We should follow the same.

  TODO

  * syn pyopencl
  * nvidia-graphics-drivers or nvidia-common (not sure) to provide opencl-icd
  * fglrx-installer to provide opencl-icd

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