[MPICH] installing on sun. config.log attached
Rajeev Thakur
thakur at mcs.anl.gov
Wed Sep 28 12:59:18 CDT 2005
Karl,
I don't know what this problem is. The configure script says "Can't
open conftest.c". I don't know if that is a file permission problem.
conftest.c is a file that configure itself creates. It's a mystery.
Rajeev
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Schleicher [mailto:karl at appliedgeo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:32 AM
> To: Rusty Lusk
> Cc: thakur at mcs.anl.gov; mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [MPICH] installing on sun. config.log attached
>
> Rusty or Rajeev,
> I am working on installing Python. I am still stuck with my original
> problem that configure is failing much earlier.
>
> I'm trying to install mpi on a cluster of Sun enterprise
> systems. I want
> to use several of our compute servers to solve one problem.
>
> The steps I followed are:
> ftp release to my computer
> gunzip -c mpich2-1.0.2p1.tar.gz | tar -xovf -
> cd mpich2-1.0.2p1
> ./configure |& tee configure.log
>
> Configure fails with the log:
>
> Configuring MPICH2 version 1.0.2
> sourcing /home/karl/mpi/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm/mpd/setup_pm
> checking for gcc... no
> checking for cc... cc
> cat: cannot open confdefs.h
> checking for C compiler default output file name... Can't
> open conftest.c
> configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
>
> I enterred "uname -a" to get:
> SunOS m00 5.6 Generic_105181-29 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
>
> I have tried working on other systems to understand the
> problem, but they are tangents. I followed Rajeev
> suggestions to set environment variables, rerun the tar
> extraction, test the c compiler.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Karl Schleicher
> Applied Geophysical Services
>
> Rusty Lusk wrote:
>
> >To install the default mpd process manager, you will need to install
> >Python (as the Installation Guide explains). Python is free from
> >python.org and is relatively easy to install.
> >
> >If you are going to run on a single machine, you can use a different
> >process manager, which does not require Python. Configure with
> >
> > configure ... --with-pm=gforker ...
> >
> >That will configure a different version of mpiexec, which
> works fine for
> >single hosts.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Rusty
> >
> >From: Karl Schleicher <karl at appliedgeo.com>
> >Subject: Re: [MPICH] installing on sun. config.log attached
> >Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:35:12 -0500
> >
> >
> >
> >>Rajeev,
> >>At your request, I removed all the directory created by tar
> (including
> >>the hidden subdirectory without execute permission). I did
> a fresh tar,
> >>your recommended setenv's, and ./configure. Results were
> the same. I
> >>created a little c program (hello world) which compiled and ran
> >>successfully.
> >>
> >>I understand you routine build on solaris platform. I to get much
> >>further on my Sun desktop (SunOS 5.9 Ultra 30) before
> failing because I
> >>do not have Python installed. My servers (SunOS 5.6
> Ultra-Enterprise)
> >>fail much sooner with the logs I sent you. What experience
> is there
> >>with MPI on Enterprise systems?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Karl
> >>
> >>Rajeev Thakur wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I don't know what's going on. The configure script is
> unable to compile a
> >>>simple test program. Can you create a small dummy C
> program and see if it
> >>>compiles and runs with cc. Otherwise, just do a fresh
> untar of the tar file
> >>>and try again. We routinely build on a Solaris platform,
> so I don't know
> >>>what's happening here.
> >>>
> >>>Rajeev
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: Karl Schleicher [mailto:karl at appliedgeo.com]
> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:57 PM
> >>>>To: Rajeev Thakur
> >>>>Cc: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> >>>>Subject: Re: [MPICH] installing on sun. config.log attached
> >>>>
> >>>>Rajeev,
> >>>>I've attached the config.log.
> >>>>
> >>>>By the way I did not complete the config on my desktop Sun.
> >>>>It failed
> >>>>looking for python, which has not been installed.
> >>>>Karl
> >>>>
> >>>>Rajeev Thakur wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Could you send the config.log file?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Rajeev
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> >>>>>>[mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Karl
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>Schleicher
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 2:00 PM
> >>>>>>To: Rajeev Thakur
> >>>>>>Cc: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> >>>>>>Subject: Re: [MPICH] Newbee having pblms installing on sun
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Rajeev,
> >>>>>>Results are very similar:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Configuring MPICH2 version 1.0.2
> >>>>>>sourcing /home/karl/mpi/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm/mpd/setup_pm
> >>>>>>checking for gcc... cc
> >>>>>>cat: cannot open confdefs.h
> >>>>>>checking for C compiler default output file name... Can't
> >>>>>>open conftest.c
> >>>>>>configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> >>>>>>See `config.log' for more details.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I did complete the configuration on my desktop, but is
> not try the
> >>>>>>make. On that computer "uname -a" produces:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>SunOS c12 5.9 Generic_118558-06 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-30
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I wonder if the problem is the shared memory multi-processor
> >>>>>>Enterprise. I really need to lash up several of these
> >>>>>>computers to work on my problem and want to use MPI to handle
> >>>>>>the message passing. I already have the code multi threaded
> >>>>>>on one system.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>>Karl
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Rajeev Thakur wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Try specifying the Sun compilers explicitly by setting the
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>environment
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>variables CC, CXX, F77, F90 as
> >>>>>>>setenv CC cc
> >>>>>>>setenv CXX CC
> >>>>>>>setenv F77 f77
> >>>>>>>Setenv F90 f90
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Rajeev
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> >>>>>>>>[mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Karl
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>Schleicher
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:28 AM
> >>>>>>>>To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> >>>>>>>>Subject: [MPICH] Newbee having pblms installing on sun
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>I'm trying to install mpi on a cluster of Sun enterprise
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>systems. I
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>want to use several of our compute servers to solve one
> >>>>>>>>problem. I have
> >>>>>>>>tried to do a little homework before asking for help,
> but now I'm
> >>>>>>>>stuck. I would appreciate help getting past these problem.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>The steps I followed are:
> >>>>>>>> ftp release to my computer
> >>>>>>>> gunzip -c mpich2-1.0.2p1.tar.gz | tar -xovf -
> >>>>>>>> cd mpich2-1.0.2p1
> >>>>>>>> ./configure |& tee configure.log
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Configure fails with the log:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Configuring MPICH2 version 1.0.2
> >>>>>>>>sourcing /home/karl/mpi/mpich2-1.0.2p1/src/pm/mpd/setup_pm
> >>>>>>>>checking for gcc... no
> >>>>>>>>checking for cc... cc
> >>>>>>>>cat: cannot open confdefs.h
> >>>>>>>>checking for C compiler default output file name... Can't
> >>>>>>>>open conftest.c
> >>>>>>>>configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> >>>>>>>>See `config.log' for more details.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>I enterred "uname -a" to get:
> >>>>>>>>SunOS m00 5.6 Generic_105181-29 sun4u sparc
> SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Some of the things I have tried are:
> >>>>>>>> - building on a Linux PC. Successful.
> >>>>>>>> - building mpich-1.2.7. It hangs looking "checking for c++"
> >>>>>>>> - building mpich2 on another Sun system with different
> >>>>>>>>os. It hangs
> >>>>>>>>after:
> >>>>>>>> "checking for g77... g77"
> >>>>>>>> - The programmers and system administrators at my small
> >>>>>>>>company are
> >>>>>>>>unable to
> >>>>>>>> to help.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>I have additional information that I will provide if this is
> >>>>>>>>insufficient.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Thanks in advance for any help.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Karl Schleicher
> >>>>>>>>Applied Geophysical Services
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
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