[mpich-discuss] mpich2-1.2.1p1 - cannot create regular file`/index.htm': Permission denied

Anthony Chan chan at mcs.anl.gov
Thu Mar 11 15:53:36 CST 2010


Pavan,

This guy's system is pretty old, he does not seem to have the autotools
needed to rebuild the configure and Makefile.in involved.

A.Chan

----- "Pavan Balaji" <balaji at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> Ah, I should have seen this earlier. My guess is that you are running
> into the autotools ordering issue that we fixed in r6292
> (http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/mpich2/changeset/6292).
> 
> Can you try out the latest nightly snapshot to see if the problem
> still
> exists?
> 
> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/mpich2/downloads/tarballs/nightly/trunk
> 
>  -- Pavan
> 
> On 03/11/2010 03:34 PM, Rajeev Thakur wrote:
> > We build MPICH2 quite routinely following the exact steps in the
> README
> > file, so something strange is happening in your specific case.
> >  
> > Rajeev
> > 
> >    
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >     *From:* mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov
> >     [mailto:mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov] *On Behalf Of
> *Preeti
> >     *Sent:* Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:26 PM
> >     *To:* mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> >     *Subject:* Re: [mpich-discuss] mpich2-1.2.1p1 - cannot create
> >     regular file`/index.htm': Permission denied
> > 
> >     Hi
> > 
> >     Thanks for the replies, but I get following errors.
> > 
> >     1. If I do only build in /tmp
> >     cannot create regular file `/index.htm': Permission denied
> > 
> >     2. if I do everything in /tmp, then the following error.
> >      " Making all in mpl
> >     /bin/sh: line 17: cd: mpl: No such file or directory
> >     make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1"
> > 
> >     I have sent both log files earlier.
> >     Yes, the /home/vss is network file system. I have no root access
> to
> >     the system.
> > 
> >     Is there any way out of this?
> >     Please help.
> > 
> > 
> >     Thanks
> >     Preeti
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >     On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Rajeev Thakur
> <thakur at mcs.anl.gov
> >     <mailto:thakur at mcs.anl.gov>> wrote:
> > 
> >         Just untar and build it again on a local disk. The install
> directory
> >         (--prefix option to configure) can be on NFS.
> > 
> >         Rajeev
> > 
> >         > -----Original Message-----
> >         > From: mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov
> >         <mailto:mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov>
> >         > [mailto:mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov
> >         <mailto:mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov>] On Behalf Of
> >         > chan at mcs.anl.gov <mailto:chan at mcs.anl.gov>
> >         > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:48 AM
> >         > To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> <mailto:mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov>
> >         > Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] mpich2-1.2.1p1 - cannot
> create
> >         > regular file `/index.htm': Permission denied
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Is your /home/vss a local filesystem or some type
> >         > network file system ?  If /home/vss is a network
> >         > filesystem, the problem could be incorrect clock
> >         > on the filesystem. If so, could you copy
> >         > everything to a local filesystem like /tmp(assuming
> >         > it is big enough) and try again ?
> >         >
> >         > ----- "Preeti" <preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in
> >         <mailto:preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in>> wrote:
> >         >
> >         > > Hello
> >         > >
> >         > > I have rebuilt everything without setting the flags
> also
> >         > >
> >         > > /home/vss/preeti/bin/mpich2-1.2.1p1/configure
> >         > > --prefix=/home/vss/preeti/bin/2-1.2.1build --enable-f90
> 2>&1
> >         | tee
> >         > > c.log
> >         > >
> >         > > make 2>&1 | tee m.log
> >         > > make install 2>&1 | tee mi.log
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > and this time I get the following error
> >         > >
> >         > > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 index.htm /index.htm
> >         > > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file
> `/index.htm':
> >         > Permission
> >         > > denied
> >         > > mkdir: cannot create directory `/www1': Permission
> denied
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > The log files are attached.
> >         > > What am I missing?
> >         > >
> >         > > Appreciate your help.
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > Thanks
> >         > > Preeti
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Preeti
> >         <preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in
> <mailto:preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in>>
> >         > > wrote:
> >         > >
> >         > > > Hello
> >         > > >
> >         > > > I have rebuilt everything from scratch and did vpath
> build.
> >         > > > I set the following
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > export F90=gfortran
> >         > > > export F77=gfortran
> >         > > > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib
> >         > > > export LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib
> >         > > >
> >         > > > /home/vss/preeti/bin/mpich2-1.2.1p1/configure
> >         > > > --prefix=/home/vss/preeti/bin/2-1.2.1p1 --enable-f90
> 2>&1
> >         | tee
> >         > > c.log
> >         > > >
> >         > > > make 2>&1 | tee m.log
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Then I get the error
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Making all in mpl
> >         > > > /bin/sh: line 17: cd: mpl: No such file or directory
> >         > > >
> >         > > > make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> >         > > >
> >         > > > The files are attached.
> >         > > > Please help.
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Thanks
> >         > > > Preeti
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:53 AM, <chan at mcs.anl.gov
> >         <mailto:chan at mcs.anl.gov>> wrote:
> >         > > >
> >         > > >>
> >         > > >> I don't think setting F77 and F90 causes the problem
> that
> >         > > >> you are seeing.  The directories or subpackges that
> have
> >         > > >> problems use a different build system than the
> majority of
> >         > > >> mpich2 base, so it could be that there is bugs in
> the
> >         > build system
> >         > > >> in those subpackage.
> >         > > >>
> >         > > >> Since you didn't do "make distclean" before you
> >         reconfigure, so
> >         > > >> the m.log(.old) do not tell me much. Can you rebuild
> >         everything
> >         > > >> from scratch ?  i.e. untar the mpich2 tarball in a
> different
> >         > > location.
> >         > > >> Instead of doing an inpath build (i.e. cd
> mpich2-1.2.1p1/ ;
> >         > > >> ./configure....),
> >         > > >> could you do a VPATH build as documented in the
> README
> >         > (search for
> >         > > the
> >         > > >> word VPATH)?  Send us the configure and make outputs
> again
> >         > > >> (be sure to add 2>&1 in creating the output files).
> >         > > >>
> >         > > >> A.Chan
> >         > > >>
> >         > > >>
> >         > > >> ----- "Preeti" <preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in
> >         <mailto:preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in>> wrote:
> >         > > >>
> >         > > >> > Hello
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > Thank you for the quick response.
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > I forgot to mention that I had set two flags
> earlier.
> >         > > >> > export F90=gfortran
> >         > > >> > export F77=gfortran
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > The earlier problem is gone when I compiled without
> setting
> >         > > these. I
> >         > > >> > am
> >         > > >> > attaching all log files, the earlier ones and the
> new ones.
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > Now I am facing another error which is from "make
> >         install 2>& |
> >         > > tee
> >         > > >> > mi.log"
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file
> `/index.htm':
> >         > > Permission
> >         > > >> > denied
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > Probably some variable is not set. I tried setting
> >         docdir too.
> >         > > >> > mi.log is also attached.
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > Please help.
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > Thanks
> >         > > >> > Preeti
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:33 PM, <chan at mcs.anl.gov
> >         <mailto:chan at mcs.anl.gov>> wrote:
> >         > > >> >
> >         > > >> > >
> >         > > >> > > It is unclear what went wrong based on what
> you've
> >         > provided so
> >         > > far.
> >         > > >> > > Can you send us the configure and make outputs
> as
> >         stated in
> >         > > the
> >         > > >> > > README (be sure to include the stderr in the
> output
> >         file) ?
> >         > > >> > >
> >         > > >> > > ----- "Preeti" <preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in
> >         <mailto:preeti at csa.iisc.ernet.in>> wrote:
> >         > > >> > >
> >         > > >> > > > Hello
> >         > > >> > > >
> >         > > >> > > > I am trying to install mpich2-1.2.1p1 on a
> 64-bit Linux
> >         > > system.
> >         > > >> > > >
> >         > > >> > > > Configuration was successful.
> >         > > >> > > > ./configure --prefix=$HOME/local/mpich2-1.2.1
> >         > --enable-f90 |
> >         > > tee
> >         > > >> > > > c.log
> >         > > >> > >
> >         > > >> > > BTW, you didn't include stderr in c.log.  Depends
> on
> >         > the shell
> >         > > you
> >         > > >> > > use, you need to either add "&" or "2>&1".  See
> >         README for
> >         > > >> > details..
> >         > > >> > >
> >         > > >> > > A.Chan
> >         > > >> > >
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