[petsc-users] Configure error

[Fabio]

A simple test.cpp complains about kernel32.lib. My bad, I didn't mean
to waste your time.
Can I add all the linker option in  --with-cc='win32fe cl
all-options-VC-need' or I should do it some other way?
Fabio

2012/8/10 Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com>:
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Fabio <fabio.pinna.2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 2012/8/10 Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov>:
>> >>>>
>> > Executing: /cygdrive/d/Workspace/PETSc/petsc-3.3-p2/bin/win32fe/win32fe
>> > cl  -o /tmp/petsc-_yEt5c/config.setCompilers/conftest.exe
>> > /tmp/petsc-_yEt5c/config.setCompilers/conftest.o
>> > sh: LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'^M
>> > <<<
>> >
>> > Ok configure failing with compiler check. It hasn't gone up to mpi
>> > check.
>> >
>> > Have you setup compilers in bash correctly [as the installation
>> > instructions indicate?]. Have you checked if the compiler works [in
>> > both 'compiler cmd' as well as bash] with a simple code - as the
>> > instructions indicate?
>> >
>> >> MSVC Express (32 bit with some work to do to make it see 64 bit by
>> >> means of sdk installation)?
>> >
>> > I don't know what you mean by this.
>> >
>> > Using 32bit compilers on 64bit windows shouldn't be a problem. You
>> > shouldn't need 'some work' to have useable 32bit compilers.
>> >
>> > Satish
>> >
>> > On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Fabio wrote:
>> >
>> >> Without using the wiht-mpi-dir option the code start testing but it
>> >> stops saying the "C compiler associated with mpi-cc win32fe cl  does
>> >> not work"
>> >> (configure.log is its log)
>> >>
>> >> If I use a link to another directory without space in the name I get
>> >> the same error (provided that the link has been done in cygwin
>> >> otherwise I have Nonexistant directory). It seems than anyway path are
>> >> an issue in general (although for standard path they seem to find
>> >> correctly what they need)
>> >> The respective log file is configure2.log
>> >>
>> >> It look like it is not finding kernel32.lib. Actually a search in my
>> >> system find only kernel32.dll so I think that the configure script
>> >> complain rightfully.
>> >> Anyway could this be linked to my setup win 7 64 bit and MSVC Express
>> >> (32 bit with some work to do to make it see 64 bit by means of sdk
>> >> installation)?
>> >>  I thought I could just start with a 32 bit version as it is the
>> >> default setting of MSVC and it was quite hard to make the 64 bit work
>> >> (I would have liked to have something simple to focus only on my real
>> >> implementation, instead of running after VC Express tantrums)
>> >>
>> >> Thank you very much for your assistance
>> >>
>> >> Fabio
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2012/8/10 Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov>:
>> >> > On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Fabio 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?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Remove the --with-mpi-dir option.
>> >> >
>> >> > Configure should automatically look for mpich at this location.
>> >> >
>> >> > Satish
>> >>
>> >
>>
>> I start from the VC prompt and then I go to cygwin. When I type cl
>> under cygwin I have the message
>> Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++Optimizing Compiler Version ... so I believe
>> cl is really working.
>>
>> Is there something more I could do (in the mean whiel I will write a
>> simple program to test the compiler)?
>
>
> You need to try and compile something. We can execute the compiler, but it
> cannot find its libraries.
>
>    Matt
>
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>> Fabio
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