[petsc-users] error configuring petsc+mpich

[Gideon Simpson]

I'm trying to get a petsc installation going on a Linux machine, and I'm getting the following error when building with --download-mpich=yes

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         UNABLE to CONFIGURE with GIVEN OPTIONS    (see configure.log for details):
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Error running configure on MPICH: Could not execute "cd /home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/externalpackages/mpich-3.0.4-106 && ./configure --prefix=/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/arch-linux2-c-debug CC="gcc" CFLAGS=" -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unknown-pragmas -g3 -fno-inline -O0 " CXX="g++" CXXFLAGS=" -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unknown-pragmas -g    " FC="gfortran" FCFLAGS=" -Wall -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-dummy-argument -g  " F77="gfortran" FFLAGS=" -Wall -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-dummy-argument -g  " --with-device=ch3:sock --without-mpe --with-pm=hydra --enable-g=meminit --enable-fast":
Configuring MPICH version 3.0.4 with  '--prefix=/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/arch-linux2-c-debug' 'CC=gcc' 'CFLAGS= -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unknown-pragmas -g3 -fno-inline -O0 ' 'CXX=g++' 'CXXFLAGS= -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unknown-pragmas -g    ' 'FC=gfortran' 'FCFLAGS= -Wall -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-dummy-argument -g  ' 'F77=gfortran' 'FFLAGS= -Wall -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-dummy-argument -g  ' '--with-device=ch3:sock' '--without-mpe' '--with-pm=hydra' '--enable-g=meminit' '--enable-fast'
Running on system: Linux pegasus 3.2.0-41-generic #66-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 25 03:27:11 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
configure: error: cannot find install-sh, install.sh, or shtool in confdb "."/confdb
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  File "./config/configure.py", line 293, in petsc_configure
    framework.configure(out = sys.stdout)
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", line 933, in configure
    child.configure()
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/package.py", line 556, in configure
    self.executeTest(self.configureLibrary)
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/base.py", line 115, in executeTest
    ret = apply(test, args,kargs)
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/MPI.py", line 748, in configureLibrary
    config.package.Package.configureLibrary(self)
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/package.py", line 484, in configureLibrary
    for location, directory, lib, incl in self.generateGuesses():
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/package.py", line 232, in generateGuesses
    d = self.checkDownload(1)
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/MPI.py", line 351, in checkDownload
    return config.package.Package.checkDownload(self, requireDownload)
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/package.py", line 340, in checkDownload
    return self.getInstallDir()
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/package.py", line 187, in getInstallDir
    return os.path.abspath(self.Install())
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/MPI.py", line 366, in Install
    return self.InstallMPICH()
  File "/home/simpson/software/petsc-3.4.3/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/MPI.py", line 555, in InstallMPICH
    raise RuntimeError('Error running configure on MPICH: '+str(e))
 


-gideon

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