[petsc-users] configure problems

[Matthew Knepley]

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Dominik Szczerba <dominik at itis.ethz.ch>wrote:

> Thanks a lot for a useful hint. I have reinstalled cygwin, now with
> the older python (2.5.x instead of 2.6.x). The configure process now
> starts, but terminates complaining about downloading mpich. I will
> look into manual installation tomorrow.
>

If you do not send the error and log, there is absolutely no way we can help
you.


> Meanwhile, what do you make of CMake? It has been adopted by several
> large packages...
>

I think CMake is a piece of crap. Jed does not. He has a prelim CMake for
PETSc.

What steps would I have to take to port Petsc to Cmake (not supporting
> downloading and compilation of external packages in the initial
> attempt)?
>

This would do you absolutely no good. Even Jed's thing needs all the
information
that the configure provides. CMake is exactly what it says, make. It does no
configuration (or build of other packages like MPICH).

    Matt


> Regards,
> Dominik
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > This is a Cygwin Python error (a fork() fails). I would consider
> > reinstalling
> > Cygwin. In my experience, it is not very stable. I wish we did not have
> to
> > use it.
> >    Matt
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Dominik Szczerba <dominik at itis.ethz.ch>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> (but the error stays the same)
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:10 PM, Dominik Szczerba <
> dominik at itis.ethz.ch>
> >> wrote:
> >> > I am sorry I pasted the wrong configure command, the correct one does
> >> > have --with-cc='win32fe cl' in addition.
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Dominik Szczerba
> >> > <dominik at itis.ethz.ch> wrote:
> >> >> Dear all,
> >> >>
> >> >> I am trying to configure petsc 3.1p3 under Windows 7 64 bit using
> MSVC
> >> >> 2010 Express. I get the errors listed below. According to google this
> >> >> is quite exotic. I will be grateful for any hints.
> >> >> Regards.
> >> >> Dominik
> >> >>
> >> >> $ ./config/configure.py PETSC_DIR=$PWD PETSC_ARCH=linux-gnu-c-release
> >> >> --download-f-blas-lapack=1 --download-mpich=1 --download-hypre=1
> >> >> --with-parmetis=1 --down
> >> >> load-parmetis=1 --with-x=0 --with-debugging=0
> >> >>
> >> >>
> ===============================================================================
> >> >>             Configuring PETSc to compile on your system
> >> >>
> >> >>
> ===============================================================================
> >> >> TESTING: configureExternalPackagesDir from
> >> >> config.framework(config/BuildSystem/config/framework.py:829)
> >> >> TESTING: configureDebuggers from
> >> >> PETSc.utilities.debuggers(config/PETSc/utilities/debuggers.py:22)
> >> >> TESTING: configureMake from
> >> >> PETSc.utilities.Make(config/PETSc/utilities/Make.py:21)
> >> >> TESTING: configureCLanguage from
> >> >> PETSc.utilities.languages(config/PETSc/utilities/languages.py:43)
> >> >> TESTING: configureLanguageSupport from
> >> >> PETSc.utilities.languages(config/PETSc/utilities/languages.py:49)
> >> >> TESTING: configureExternC from
> >> >> PETSc.utilities.languages(config/PETSc/utilities/languages.py:66)
> >> >> TESTING: configureFortranLanguage from
> >> >> PETSc.utilities.languages(config/PETSc/utilities/languages.py:72)
> >> >> TESTING: configureMkdir from
> >> >> config.programs(config/BuildSystem/config/programs.py:21)
> >> >> TESTING: configurePrograms from
> >> >> config.programs(config/BuildSystem/config/programs.py:43)
> >> >>      0 [main] python 216 C:\cygwin\bin\python.exe: *** fatal error -
> >> >> unable to remap \\?\C:\cygwin\lib\python2.6\lib-dynload\time.dll to
> >> >> same address as parent
> >> >> : 0x360000 != 0x3C0000
> >> >>      0 [main] python 4740 fork: child 216 - died waiting for dll
> >> >> loading, errno 11
> >> >> Exception AttributeError: AttributeError("Popen3 instance has no
> >> >> attribute 'pid'",) in <bound method Popen3.__del__ of <popen2.Popen3
> >> >> instance at 0x7eb63f2c>> i
> >> >> gnored
> >> >>
> >> >>
> *******************************************************************************
> >> >>                    UNABLE to EXECUTE BINARIES for config/configure.py
> >> >>
> >> >>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >> [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable
> >> >>
> >> >>
> *******************************************************************************
> >> >>
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
> experiments
> > is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
> experiments
> > lead.
> > -- Norbert Wiener
> >
>



-- 
What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments
is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments
lead.
-- Norbert Wiener
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