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

Rajeev Thakur thakur at mcs.anl.gov
Thu Mar 11 16:00:18 CST 2010


The nightly snapshot is a fully built tar file. Does not need autotools.

Rajeev 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mailto:mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Anthony Chan
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:54 PM
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] mpich2-1.2.1p1 - cannot 
> createregular file`/index.htm': Permission denied
> 
> 
> 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/tarb
> alls/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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