[petsc-users] Configure error

Matthew Knepley knepley at gmail.com
Fri Aug 10 08:28:48 CDT 2012 

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Fabio <fabio.pinna.2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I updated to the last version of Petsc then I used again
>
> PETSC_DIR=`pwd`; export PETSC_DIR
>
> then in the petsc directory
> ./configure --with-cc='win32fe cl' --with-fc=0
> --download-f2cblas-lapack --with-mpi-dir=/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files\
> \(x86\)/MPICH2
>
> Now I have an error,
> "Nonexistent directory /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/MPICH2"
>
> The directory anyway is there and cygwin could easily access it
>
> Also trying with mpi-include/lib gives the same error.
> What can I do?
>

Always send configure.log with a bug report. The path should work, but in
order
to test, can you make a link to a path without spaces and parentheses?

  ln -s /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/MPICH2 /cygdrive/c/MPICH2

  Matt


>
>
> Fabio
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2012/8/10 Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov>:
> > Why use this very old version petsc-2.3.3?
> >
> > If this old version is really needed - you might want to copy over
> > bin/win32fe/* files over from the latest version.
> >
> >> --with-mpi-dir=/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/MPICH2
> >
> > I don't remember if it will handle current mpi - so might want to use
> > --with-mpi-include/--with-mpi-lib options. Also the braces in the PATH
> > can potentially cause problem.
> >
> > Satish
> >
> > On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Fabio wrote:
> >
> >> I forgot to say that I start cygwin from the MSVC 2008 Expresse prompt
> >> and that running cl does produce some output (basically prviding an
> >> help for the cl function)
> >>
> >> 2012/8/10 Fabio <fabio.pinna.2006 at gmail.com>:
> >> > I followed your advice and I installed the binary version of MPICH for
> >> > win 32 bit.
> >> > Than I prepared the envirnmental variable with
> >> > PETSC_DIR=`pwd`; export PETSC_DIR
> >> >
> >> > then in the petsc directory
> >> >
> >> > ./config/configure.py --with-cc='win32fe cl' --with-fc='win32fe f90'
> >> > --download-f-blas-lapack --with-mpi-dir=/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files\
> >> > \(x86\)/MPICH2
> >> >
> >> > and I got the error
> >> >
> >> > "C compiler you provided -with-cc win32fe cl does not work"
> >> >
> >> > Part of the log look like this
> >> >
> >> > sh: /cygdrive/d/Workspace/PETSc/petsc-2.3.3-p13/bin/win32fe/win32fe cl
> >> > -c -o conftest.o   conftest.c
> >> > Executing:
> /cygdrive/d/Workspace/PETSc/petsc-2.3.3-p13/bin/win32fe/win32fe
> >> > cl -c -o conftest.o   conftest.c
> >> > sh: Warning: win32fe: Path Not Found:
> C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1.0\SharedIDE\BIN
> >> >
> >> > conftest.c
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > sh: /cygdrive/d/Workspace/PETSc/petsc-2.3.3-p13/bin/win32fe/win32fe cl
> >> > -c -o conftest.o   conftest.c
> >> > Executing:
> /cygdrive/d/Workspace/PETSc/petsc-2.3.3-p13/bin/win32fe/win32fe
> >> > cl -c -o conftest.o   conftest.c
> >> > sh: Warning: win32fe: Path Not Found:
> C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1.0\SharedIDE\BIN
> >> >
> >> > conftest.c
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >                                           Pushing language C
> >> >                                           Popping language C
> >> >                                           Pushing language Cxx
> >> >                                           Popping language Cxx
> >> >                                           Pushing language FC
> >> >                                           Popping language FC
> >> >                   Pushing language C
> >> >                   Popping language C
> >> > sh: /cygdrive/d/Workspace/PETSc/petsc-2.3.3-p13/bin/win32fe/win32fe cl
> >> >  -o conftest.exe     conftest.o
> >> > Executing:
> /cygdrive/d/Workspace/PETSc/petsc-2.3.3-p13/bin/win32fe/win32fe
> >> > cl  -o conftest.exe     conftest.o
> >> > sh: Warning: win32fe: Path Not Found:
> C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1.0\SharedIDE\BIN
> >> >
> >> > LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Possible ERROR while running linker:  output: Warning: win32fe: Path
> >> > Not Found: C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1.0\SharedIDE\BIN
> >> >
> >> > LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'
> >> >
> >> > ret = 512
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > so it look like a directory problem, but the installation is standard,
> >> > maybe I cannot use it with MS Visual C++ 2008 Express?
> >> > Thank you for your time.
> >> > Fabio
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2012/8/6 Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov>:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Aug 5, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Fabio <fabio.pinna.2006 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Thank you for your quick reply,I will try with a reboot.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Regarding the compiler my idea was to use MSVC express 2008. I
> thought
> >> >>> it was possible to compile both library with gcc under cygwin.
> >> >>> From your reply I guess this is not the case.
> >> >>> Does this mean I should compile Petsc with MSVC express as well,
> isn't it?
> >> >>
> >> >>    Yes, you need to compile PETSc with the compiler you would like
> to use and make sure to use the MPICH binary install  since that works with
> the Microsoft compilers.
> >> >>
> >> >>    Barry
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Fabio.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 2012/8/5 Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov>:
> >> >>>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2012, Fabio wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>> Dear all,
> >> >>>>> I am new to petsc, and I've been struggling with it for the last
> days.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> I want to install it on Windows 7, and first  I tried to install
> the
> >> >>>>> Microsoft MPI and then compiling the MPICH. They both seems ok
> but I
> >> >>>>> am not able to compile Petsc with any of them.
> >> >>>>> I am mostly interested to MPICH (for portability).
> >> >>>>> I used this script to configure
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> ./config/configure.py PETSC_ARCH=win32-gnu  --with-fc=0
> >> >>>>> --download-f2cblaslapack=1
> >> >>>>> –with-mpi-dir=/cygdrive/d/Workspace/MPICH/mpich2-1.4.1p1
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> What compilers do you plan to use? MS C/C++ or cygwin gcc/g++?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> [MS MPI is for use with MS compiler only. MPICH binary install is
> for
> >> >>>> MS compilers, and MPICH source install is for cygwin gcc/g++]
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> and I've got this error,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>                    UNABLE to EXECUTE BINARIES for
> config/configure.py
> >> >>>>>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >>>>> [Errno 16] Device or resource busy: 'conftest.exe'
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> This error seems to happen pretty randomly at differente places
> in the script.
> >> >>>>> Any idea to solve this problem?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Its bad file locks on windows. The only suggestion we have is
> reboot.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> For some cygwin issues - you need to run 'rebaseall' but this
> doesn;t apper to be
> >> >>>> that issue.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> If you still have issues - send the complete log [and logfile] to
> petsc-maint.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Satish
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>> Thank you all
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Fabio
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>
> >>
>



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