[petsc-dev] [Bitbucket] Issue #116: Included version of HYPRE has outdated config.sub, guess (petsc/petsc)

[Barry Smith]

  Satish,

   Looks like you should patch the latest two downloaded hypre tarballs with this fix.

   Thanks

  Barry

> On Dec 16, 2015, at 1:47 AM, daxtens <issues-reply at bitbucket.org> wrote:
> 
>                                             	
> daxtens created issue #116:
> Included version of HYPRE has outdated config.sub,guess
> When running configure according to the MOOSE setup instructions (http://mooseframework.com/wiki/BasicManualInstallation/Linux/#2-petsc), I get the following error on powerpc 64-bit, little-endian:
> checking build system type... config/config.guess: unable to guess system type
> 
> This script, last modified 2005-08-03, has failed to recognize
> the operating system you are using. It is advised that you
> download the most up to date version of the config scripts from
> 
>   http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/config/config/config.guess
> and
>   http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/config/config/config.sub
> 
> If the version you run (config/config.guess) is already up to date, please
> send the following data and any information you think might be
> pertinent to <config-patches at gnu.org> in order to provide the needed
> information to handle your system.
> 
> config.guess timestamp = 2005-08-03
> 
> uname -m = ppc64le
> uname -r = 4.2.0-19-generic
> uname -s = Linux
> uname -v = #23-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 11 11:38:17 UTC 2015
> 
> /usr/bin/uname -p = 
> /bin/uname -X     = 
> 
> hostinfo               = 
> /bin/universe          = 
> /usr/bin/arch -k       = 
> /bin/arch              = 
> /usr/bin/oslevel       = 
> /usr/convex/getsysinfo = 
> 
> UNAME_MACHINE = ppc64le
> UNAME_RELEASE = 4.2.0-19-generic
> UNAME_SYSTEM  = Linux
> UNAME_VERSION = #23-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 11 11:38:17 UTC 2015
> configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one
> 
> I have emailed the HYPRE devs to get this fixed upstream., but until then, this is easy to fix with the following two commands, run after it has been extracted:
> find . -name config.sub -exec wget -O \{\} 'http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.sub;hb=HEAD' \;
> 
> find . -name config.guess -exec wget -O 
> \{\} 'http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD' \;
> (Yes, these commands are slightly overkill - it would be possible to refine them a bit.)
> After that it configures, builds and runs fine.
> Would it be possible to automatically download the newer versions please?
> Type:	
>                      	bug
> Priority:	
>                      	major
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