[mpich-discuss] try to install MPICH2 on SGI under local account

[Rajeev Thakur]

You are using MPICH2 1.1, which is an old version. Why don't you try the
latest, 1.2.1p1.

Rajeev

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mailto:mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Mei, Rui
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 8:42 AM
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] try to install MPICH2 on SGI 
> under local account
> 
> Hi, Pavan, 
> 
> Here are attached configure log file, make log file and 
> Makefile. And the files required for running MPI are not 
> installed, e.g., 
> in the /u/home/rum06003/mpi/bin directory, there are only 
> three files: mpiexec.gforker  mpiexec.hydra  pmi_proxy.
> 
> Thank you very much.
> Rui
> ________________________________________
> From: mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Pavan Balaji 
> [balaji at mcs.anl.gov]
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 10:22 PM
> To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] try to install MPICH2 on SGI 
> under local account
> 
> It looks like some of the variables in your makefile are not set. Can
> you send us the top-level config.log and Makefile?
> 
> Btw, only the documentation didn't get installed. The files 
> required for
> running MPI applications should already be installed before 
> this error,
> I think.
> 
>   -- Pavan
> 
> On 05/23/2010 07:43 PM, Mei, Rui wrote:
> > Hi, all,
> >
> > Attached is the mi.txt file for your notice. I am 
> desperately hoping to install mpi on this machine for my 
> research model.
> > I really appreciate your help.
> >
> > Rui
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Mei, Rui
> > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:36 PM
> > To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> > Subject: RE: [mpich-discuss] try to install MPICH2 on SGI 
> under local account
> >
> > Hi, Pavan,
> >
> > Thanks for your help. Now I can pass the configure step but 
> get stuck at the install step while I was executing
> > 'make install 2>&1 | tee mi.txt'.  Here is the error 
> message. I am looking forward to help from you or someone who can
> > kindly offer some clues.  Is it because I am under my own 
> account instead of root account?
> >
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Win_set_errhandler.html 
> /www3/MPI_Win_set_errhandler.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Win_set_errhandler.html': No such file or directory
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Win_set_name.html 
> /www3/MPI_Win_set_name.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Win_set_name.html': No such file or directory
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Win_start.html 
> /www3/MPI_Win_start.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Win_start.html': No such file or directory
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Win_test.html /www3/MPI_Win_test.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Win_test.html': No such file or 
> directory/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Win_unlock.html 
> /www3/MPI_Win_unlock.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Win_unlock.html': No such file or directory
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Win_wait.html /www3/MPI_Win_wait.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Win_wait.html': No such file or 
> directory/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Wtick.html 
> /www3/MPI_Wtick.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Wtick.html': No such file or directory
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 MPI_Wtime.html /www3/MPI_Wtime.html
> > /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> `/www3/MPI_Wtime.html': No such file or directory
> > make: *** [install] Error 1
> > rum06003 at linuxAltix:~/mpich2-1.1>
> >
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> >
> > Rui
> > ____________________________________
> > From: mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mpich-discuss-bounces at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Pavan Balaji 
> [balaji at mcs.anl.gov]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 7:10 PM
> > To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
> > Subject: Re: [mpich-discuss] try to install MPICH2 on SGI 
> under local account
> >
> > Rui,
> >
> > MPICH2's current default channel (ch3:nemesis) uses CPU atomic
> > operations for performance issues. Since these are architecture
> > specific, some architectures are natively supported and for 
> some others
> > we need to emulate these atomics (which obviously loses 
> performance).
> >
> > The two options in such cases are:
> >
> > 1. Use the emulated atomic operations by specifying the
> > --with-atomic-primitives=no option to configure.
> >
> > 2. Build MPICH2 with a different channel (ch3:sock) which 
> does not use
> > these atomic operations by specifying the 
> --with-device=ch3:sock option
> > to configure.
> >
> > The second option might perform a little better amongst the two, but
> > both options will have some performance penalty compared to
> > architectures where atomics are natively supported.
> >
> >   -- Pavan
> >
> > On 05/23/2010 06:02 PM, Mei, Rui wrote:
> >> Hi, all,
> >>
> >> I am trying to install MPICH2-1.2.1 under my local 
> directory on SGI machine with system information"Linux 
> linuxAltix 2.6.5-7.252-sn2 #1 SMP Tue Feb 14 11:11:04 UTC 
> 2006 ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux" since I do not have the 
> adminstratior access.
> >>
> >> Here is the last portion of message after I executed " 
./configure --prefix=/home/you/mpich2-install 2>&1 | tee c.txt"
> >>
> >> checking for OpenPA atomic primitive availability... no
> >> configure: error:
> >> The nemesis channel was selected yet no native atomic 
> primitives are
> >> available on this platform.  OpenPA can emulate atomic 
> primitives using
> >> locks by specifying --with-atomic-primitives=no but 
> performance will be
> >> very poor.  This override should only be specified for correctness
> >> testing purposes.
> >> configure: error: ./configure failed for channels/nemesis
> >> configure: error: Configure of src/mpid/ch3 failed!
> >> rum06003 at linuxAltix:~/mpich2-1.2.1> make 2>&1 | tee m.txt
> >> make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
> >>
> >> I wish someone can help me to solve this problem here. 
> Thank you very much.
> >>
> >> Rui
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