[petsc-users] errors when using elemental with petsc3.10.5

[Balay, Satish]

To install elemental - you use: --download-elemental=1 [not --download-elemental-commit=v0.87.7]

Satish


On Wed, 21 Aug 2019, Lailai Zhu via petsc-users wrote:

> hi, dear petsc developers,
> 
> I am having a problem when using the external solver elemental.
> I installed petsc3.10.5 version with the flag
> --download-elemental-commit=v0.87.7
> the installation seems to be ok. However, it seems that i may not be able
> to use the elemental solver though.
> 
> I followed this page
> https://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/petsc-current/docs/manualpages/Mat/MATELEMENTAL.html
> to interface the elemental solver, namely,
> MatSetType(A,MATELEMENTAL);
> or set it via the command line '*-mat_type elemental*',
> 
> in either case, i will get the following error,
> 
> [0]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> [0]PETSC ERROR: Unknown type. Check for miss-spelling or missing package:
> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/installation.html#external
> [0]PETSC ERROR: Unknown Mat type given: elemental
> [0]PETSC ERROR: See http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html for
> trouble shooting.
> [0]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.10.5, Mar, 28, 2019
> 
> May i ask whether there will be a way or some specific petsc versions that are
> able to use the elemental solver?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> best,
> lailai
>