Configuration crash - can't start new thread

[Ben Tay]

Hi,

sorry, it still can't work. Installation of Python is ok though.

the error msg is the same though:


=================================================================================
             Configuring PETSc to compile on your
system
=================================================================================
*********************************************************************************
          CONFIGURATION CRASH  (Please send configure.log to
petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov)
*********************************************************************************

can't start new thread
  File "config/configure.py", line 172, in petsc_configure
    framework = config.framework.Framework(sys.argv[1:]+['--configModules=
PETSc.Configure','--optionsModule=PETSc.compilerOptions'], loadArgDB = 0)
  File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7/python/BuildSystem/config/framework.py",
line 81, in __init__
    self.argDB['debugSections'] = ['screen']
  File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7/python/BuildSystem/RDict.py",
line 219, in __setitem__
    self.save()
  File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7/python/BuildSystem/RDict.py",
line 639, in save
    self.saveTimer.start()
  File "/nas/home/enduser/g0306332/python-2.4/lib/python2.5/threading.py",
line 434, in start
    _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ())







On 12/6/06, Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>
> What linux is this? Just get python sources from http://python.org/
> [sugest python-2.4] - and install your own copy - and try with it.
>
> configure python with:
> ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/python-2.4
> make
> make install
>
> And configure PETSc with:
> ${HOME}/python-2.4/bin/python config/configure.py
>
> Satish
>
>
> On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Ben Tay wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just tried but it's the same error. Any other suggestion?
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/5/06, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > You have a broken Python installation. You can work around this using
> > > the options --useThreads=0.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > >    Matt
> > >
> > > On 12/5/06, Ben Tay <zonexo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I tried to compile the library on a linux sys (xeon). It gives the
> error
> > > > msg:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> *********************************************************************************
> > > >           CONFIGURATION CRASH  (Please send configure.log to
> > > > petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov)
> > > >
> > >
> *********************************************************************************
> > > >
> > > > can't start new thread
> > > >
> > > >   File "./config/configure.py", line 172, in petsc_configure
> > > >     framework =
> > > > config.framework.Framework(sys.argv[1:]+['--configModules=
> > > PETSc.Configure','--optionsModule=PETSc.compilerOptions'],
> > > > loadArgDB = 0)
> > > >   File
> > > > "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7
> > > /python/BuildSystem/config/framework.py",
> > > > line 81, in __init__
> > > >     self.argDB['debugSections'] = ['screen']
> > > >   File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7
> > > /python/BuildSystem/RDict.py",
> > > > line 219, in __setitem__
> > > >     self.save()
> > > >   File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7
> > > /python/BuildSystem/RDict.py",
> > > > line 639, in save
> > > >     self.saveTimer.start()
> > > >   File "/usr/lib/python2.2/threading.py", line 396, in
> > > > start
> > > >     _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ())
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > May I know what's wrong? I also can't find any configure.log file.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "Failure has a thousand explanations. Success doesn't need one" -- Sir
> > > Alec Guiness
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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