[mpich-discuss] Problem building MPICH2 with shared lib on Mac OS 10.5.5

[Blanchette, Marco]

Dear MPICH2 users,

I have been trying to build MPICH2 1.0.8 under Mac OS 10.5.5 with shared libraries. The shared libraries are required to build the R module Rmpi that allows us to run R in parallel across our cluster. However, I have been having a lot of trouble to get the Rmpi package built correctly and I am trying to investigate whether the problem boils down something going wrong while building MPICH2.

I have gcc installed as well as gfortran. I gave up for the moment to try building a 64-bit MPICH2 as the make process was breaking down at multiple places.

Right now I have been trying to get a 32-bit mpich2 deployed on my workstation and try to build Rmpi in 32-bit (a 64-bit will be require later...).

When I build MPICH2 following configuration with './configure --enable-sharedlibs=gcc-osx', MPICH2 build correctly and seems to run fine. However, I get the following error during the build process:

ad_fstype.c: In function 'ADIO_FileSysType_fncall':
ad_fstype.c:383: warning: comparison is always false due to limited range of data type
ad_fstype.c: In function 'ADIO_FileSysType_fncall':
ad_fstype.c:383: warning: comparison is always false due to limited range of data type
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.la(osserv.lo) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.la(osserv.lo) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.la(osserv.lo) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: libmpichf90.a(mpi_base.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: libmpichf90.a(mpi_base.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.la(osserv.lo) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.la(osserv.lo) has no symbols

Then, if I try to build the R package, I get an error related to the inability of the package to load the shared library.

Building MPICH2 without shared libraries following the default ./configure setting give the following errors

ad_fstype.c: In function 'ADIO_FileSysType_fncall':
ad_fstype.c:383: warning: comparison is always false due to limited range of data type
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: libmpichf90.a(mpi_base.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: libmpichf90.a(mpi_base.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols
ranlib: file: ../../../lib/libmpich.a(osserv.o) has no symbols

Are these bugs that prevent me from building the R module on the shared library or simple warnings that can be ignore?

Also, is there anyone that has successfully build a 64-bit MPICH2 with fortran support under Mac OS 10.5.5? Would you mind sharing your successful configuration setup?

Thanks for your help.

--
Marco Blanchette, Ph.D.
Assistant Investigator
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
1000 East 50th St.

Kansas City, MO 64110

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