[petsc-users] error linking

[Matthew Knepley]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Hoang Giang Bui <hgbk2008 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> The fact is that I compiled petsc with both metis and parms (I like to use
> preconditioner from parms) and I think there are no conflict since no
> compilation error is thrown. Now I want to link my program to petsc I have
> to link to both. If not it causes more error.
>

Unfortunately, compiling does not find link conflicts. PARMs and Metis has
chosen the same name for a routine. We cannot fix that.

   Matt


> Ciao
> Bui
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Hoang Giang Bui <hgbk2008 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> When I link my program to petsc. I have this linking error:
>>>
>>> /opt/petsc/petsc-3.4.2-build1/lib/libmetis.a(error.c.o): In function
>>> `errexit':
>>> error.c:(.text+0x80): multiple definition of `errexit'
>>> /opt/petsc/petsc-3.4.2-build1/lib/libparms.a(sets.o):sets.c:(.text+0x0):
>>> first defined here
>>>
>>
>> This looks like a conflict between PARMs and and Metis. Do you need both?
>>
>>   Thanks,
>>
>>      Matt
>>
>>
>>> I have linked to the libraries as the sequence in
>>> $PETSC_WITH_EXTERNAL_LIB. I also sent my configure.log (to
>>> petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov<http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/bugreporting.html>)
>>> for your information
>>>
>>> Ciao
>>> Bui
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>
>
>
> --
> With Best Regards !
> Giang Bui
> To learn and to excel
>



-- 
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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