[MacPorts] #46140: h5utils 1.12.1_7 fails install due to missing MPI libraries

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#46140: h5utils 1.12.1_7 fails install due to missing MPI libraries
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  Reporter:  jason.b.roberts@…  |      Owner:  higginja@…
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal             |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports              |    Version:  2.3.3
Resolution:                     |   Keywords:
      Port:  h5utils            |
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Comment (by jason.b.roberts@…):

 Thanks!

 Im going through the MacPorts guide a little more thoroughly and seem some
 answers to some of my questions (e.g. "what is a portgroup" ).  But, its
 still not clear to me how those portgroups get invoked (do I have to do a
 special build, or can I note some flag/option following the "port install"
 command) to modify the environment. Maybe with a little more reading some
 of this will become clear.  The frustrating part is I feel like I see the
 solution (i.e.  add  a path to headers /opt/local/include/openmpi ) but I
 don't know enough of the way the ports are installed to make the
 modification.

 I did test by placing a symbolic link to the mpi.h  into the
 /opt/local/include directory and the build made it further but crashed
 when missing yet another /opt/local/include/openmpi/ header file. While I
 think it would work to place a symlink for all of the *.h  in
 /opt/local/include/openmpi , I just don't feel like that is in the nature
 of macports and worry that doing so would create potential
 issues/conflicts in the future.

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