[petsc-dev] CMake-assisted CUDA builds ready

[Dave Nystrom]

Thanks.  I mistakenly sent the log files to petsc-dev.  Sorry about that.  I
did a resend and sent them to petsc-maint.

Dave

Karl Rupp writes:
 > Hi Dave,
 > 
 > thanks for the log-files and the testing. CMake hangs during it's 
 > startup and thus runs into a timeout. Maybe this is related to the bug 
 > Jed found in CMake 2.8.10.2, I have no other explanation why this hangs. 
 > I'll try to reproduce this as soon as I' at a CUDA-enabled machine again.
 > 
 > Best regards,
 > Karli
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > On 03/23/2013 06:49 PM, Dave Nystrom wrote:
 > > Hi Karli,
 > >
 > > Still does not seem to work.  Attached are the logs from the latest attempt.
 > >
 > > Cheers,
 > >
 > > Dave
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > > Karl Rupp writes:
 > >   > Hi again,
 > >   >
 > >   > I've found the cause of the issue, namely an overly tight timeout during
 > >   > the CMake initialization. Dave, could you please rerun reconfigure and
 > >   > make in the latest `next`?
 > >   >
 > >   > Thanks and best regards,
 > >   > Karli
 > >   >
 > >   >
 > >   >
 > >   > On 03/20/2013 07:31 PM, Dave Nystrom wrote:
 > >   > > Hi Karli,
 > >   > >
 > >   > > Just now seeing this.  I did my build from a clean slate.
 > >   > >
 > >   > > Thanks,
 > >   > >
 > >   > > Dave
 > >   > >
 > >   > > Karl Rupp writes:
 > >   > >   > Hi Dave,
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >   > I also found that in some occasions one should issue
 > >   > >   > $> rm -rf PETSC_ARCH/CMake*
 > >   > >   > prior to running a reconfigure in order to circumvent a bug [1] in CMake.
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >   > @Jed, Matt: The current cmakeboot.py removes
 > >   > >   > PETSC_ARCH/CMakeFiles/{version_string}, which does not seem to even
 > >   > >   > exist on my machine (CMake 2.8.7). Can we instead just delete the whole
 > >   > >   > CMakeFiles-folder and probably CMakeCache.txt?
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >   > Best regards,
 > >   > >   > Karli
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >   > [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/cmake@cmake.org/msg44765.html
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >   > On 03/20/2013 10:17 AM, Nystrom, William D wrote:
 > >   > >   > > Hi Karli,
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > I ran a test build last night and it failed.  It was a relatively simple configuration where
 > >   > >   > > I was downloading mpich and cmake and building with threads, cuda and the txpetscgpu
 > >   > >   > > package.  I was building on a Fedora 17 machine with Cuda 5.  The failure seem to be
 > >   > >   > > associated with cmake.  When I get home this evening, I could send you the configure
 > >   > >   > > and make logs.  I did not have time this morning before leaving for work.  I wanted to
 > >   > >   > > give you some early feedback even though the logs will have to wait till this evening.
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > Thanks,
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > Dave
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > --
 > >   > >   > > Dave Nystrom
 > >   > >   > > LANL HPC-5
 > >   > >   > > Phone: 505-667-7913
 > >   > >   > > Email: wdn at lanl.gov
 > >   > >   > > Smail: Mail Stop B272
 > >   > >   > >         Group HPC-5
 > >   > >   > >         Los Alamos National Laboratory
 > >   > >   > >         Los Alamos, NM 87545
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > ________________________________________
 > >   > >   > > From: petsc-dev-bounces at mcs.anl.gov [petsc-dev-bounces at mcs.anl.gov] on behalf of Karl Rupp [rupp at mcs.anl.gov]
 > >   > >   > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:04 PM
 > >   > >   > > To: petsc-dev at mcs.anl.gov
 > >   > >   > > Subject: Re: [petsc-dev] CMake-assisted CUDA builds ready
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > Hi Dave,
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > perfect, thanks!
 > >   > >   > > I should add that a reconfigure is needed. It won't work with re-running
 > >   > >   > > make only.
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > Best regards,
 > >   > >   > > Karli
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   > > On 03/19/2013 04:59 PM, Nystrom, William D wrote:
 > >   > >   > >> Hi Karli,
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> I will try this soon and report back when I have results.
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> Thanks,
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> Dave
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> ________________________________________
 > >   > >   > >> From: petsc-dev-bounces at mcs.anl.gov [petsc-dev-bounces at mcs.anl.gov] on behalf of Karl Rupp [rupp at mcs.anl.gov]
 > >   > >   > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:58 PM
 > >   > >   > >> To: For users of the development version of PETSc
 > >   > >   > >> Subject: [petsc-dev] CMake-assisted CUDA builds ready
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> Dear all,
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> I just merged the CMake-based builds for CUDA-packages into 'next',
 > >   > >   > >> reducing compilation times considerably compared to the old legacy
 > >   > >   > >> builds. While the legacy builds print something like
 > >   > >   > >>     'libfast in <DIR>'
 > >   > >   > >> the new CMake-based builds print the usual percentage counters in front.
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> Any feedback on the proper functionality (both positive and negative)
 > >   > >   > >> are appreciated.
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >> Thanks and best regards,
 > >   > >   > >> Karli
 > >   > >   > >>
 > >   > >   > >
 > >   > >   >
 > >   > >
 > >
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