[petsc-dev] Fwd: [petsc-maint #132779] Error while installing Petsc3-3p3

[Matthew Knepley]

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Satish Balay <petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov>
> > Subject: Re: [petsc-maint #132779] Error while installing Petsc3-3p3
> > Date: September 18, 2012 11:22:18 AM CDT
> > To: petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov, Charles Roge <croge at sgi.com>
> > Reply-To: petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov, Satish Balay <petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov
> >
> >
> >>>>
> >
> >> --with-hypre-include=/nas/croge/Dresden_Official/hypre-2.6.0b/include
> --with-hypre-lib=/nas/croge/Dresden_Official/hypre-2.6.0b/lib/libHYPRE.a
> >
> >> libfast in:
> /nas/croge/Dresden_Official/petsc-3.3-p3/src/ksp/pc/impls/hypre
> >> hypre.c(19): error: expected a type specifier
> >>   HYPRE_Int          (*destroy)(HYPRE_Solver);
> >>                        ^
> > <<<<
> >
> > petsc-3.3 uses hypre-2.8.0b.
>
>
>    We need to check version numbers for compatibility at configure time
> for external packages. We are getting too many of these moronic emails.


Okay, Barry is right. So we need at least

a) A generic package version query

b) A generic version check for package install

c) A generic override switch for the version cehck

   Matt


>
>     Barry
>
> >
> > satish
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 18 Sep 2012, Charles Roge wrote:
> >
> >> ********************************************************************
> >>   Error during compile, check x86_64-mpt/conf/make.log
> >>   Send it and x86_64-mpt/conf/configure.log to petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov
> >> ********************************************************************
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> I am using
> >> Intel(R) C Intel(R) 64 Compiler XE for applications running on Intel(R)
> >> 64, Version 12.1.5.339 Build 20120612
> >> Copyright (C) 1985-2012 Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> >>
> >> Best Regards
> >> Charles Roge
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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