[MPICH] installing on sun. config.log attached
Rob Ross
rross at mcs.anl.gov
Wed Sep 28 13:30:01 CDT 2005
Perhaps trying to build in a directory tree created by a different user,
where the current user cannot create files?
Rob
Rajeev Thakur wrote:
> 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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