[petsc-users] cannot find 'libz.a' when configuring

[Satish Balay]

Glad its working.

Specifying all hdf5 dependencies with --with-hdf5-include= and
--with-hdf5-lib= options is the right thing.

[except for the LIBS quirk for -lz]

Satish

On Thu, 11 Apr 2013, Seungbum Koo wrote:

> Thank you, it worked.
> 
> --with-hdf5-include='<hdf5 include directory> <szip-2.1 include directory>'
> and so for --with-hdf5-lib
> 
> made configuration and installation successful.
> 
> Seungbum
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> 
> > I could retrieve it from the one you attempted to send to petsc-users. And
> > see:
> >
> > >>>>>>
> > Possible ERROR while running linker: /opt/hdf5-1.8.9/lib/libhdf5.a(H5Z.o):
> > In function `H5Zunregister':
> > H5Z.c:(.text+0xa9b): undefined reference to `SZ_encoder_enabled'
> > /opt/hdf5-1.8.9/lib/libhdf5.a(H5Z.o): In function `H5Z_unregister':
> > H5Z.c:(.text+0x1872): undefined reference to `SZ_encoder_enabled'
> > /opt/hdf5-1.8.9/lib/libhdf5.a(H5Z.o): In function `H5Zfilter_avail':
> > H5Z.c:(.text+0x2592): undefined reference to `SZ_encoder_enabled'
> > <<<<<<<
> >
> > You did mention building hdf4 with szip-2.1. So perhaps you sould
> > specify hdf5 - and all the dependent libraries using
> > --with-hdf5-include --with-hdf5-lib options [and not --with-hdf5
> > option]
> >
> > Satish
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 10 Apr 2013, Satish Balay wrote:
> >
> > > send logs to petsc-maint
> > >
> > > Satish
> > >
> > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2013, Seungbum Koo wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thank you. It fixed the problem. But it stopped with other message,
> > saying
> > > > that
> > > >
> > > >
> > *******************************************************************************
> > > >          UNABLE to CONFIGURE with GIVEN OPTIONS    (see configure.log
> > for
> > > > details):
> > > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > --with-hdf5-dir=/opt/hdf5-1.8.9 did not work
> > > >
> > *******************************************************************************
> > > >
> > > > I asked up to which version of HDF5 does PETSc support this morning
> > because
> > > > of this problem, thinking if this is a compatibility reason or some
> > sort
> > > > similar.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to attach the configure.log file but there is 512kb limit to
> > this
> > > > mailing list.
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestion will help.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Seungbum
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > try using configure option LIBS="-L/opt/zlib-1.2.7/lib -lz'
> > > > >
> > > > > Satish
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2013, Seungbum Koo wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi. I tried to add hdf5 when configuring. HDF5-1.8.9 is currently
> > > > > installed
> > > > > > with szip-2.1 and zlib-1.2.7.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It stops with message
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > *******************************************************************************
> > > > > >          UNABLE to CONFIGURE with GIVEN OPTIONS    (see
> > configure.log for
> > > > > > details):
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > Compression library [libz.a or equivalent] not found
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > *******************************************************************************
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What I don't understand is that 'libz.a' file exists in
> > > > > > '/opt/zlib-1.2.7/lib'. What should I do?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Seungbum
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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