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

[Lailai Zhu]

hi, Satish,
i tried to do it following your suggestion, i get the following errors 
when installing.
here is my configuration,

any ideas?

best,
lailai

./config/configure.py --with-c++-support --known-mpi-shared-libraries=1  
--with-batch=0  --with-mpi=1 --with-debugging=0  CXXOPTFLAGS="-g -O3"  
COPTFLAGS="-O3 -ip -axCORE-AVX2 -xSSE4.2" FOPTFLAGS="-O3 -ip 
-axCORE-AVX2 -xSSE4.2" --with-blas-lapack-dir=/opt/intel/mkl 
--download-elemental=1 --download-blacs=1  --download-scalapack=1  
--download-hypre=1 --download-plapack=1 --with-cc=mpicc 
--with-cxx=mpic++ --with-fc=mpifort  --download-amd=1 
--download-anamod=1 --download-blopex=1 --download-dscpack=1     
--download-sprng=1 --download-superlu=1 --with-cxx-dialect=C++11 
--download-metis --download-parmetis



pet3.10.5-intel19-mpich3.3/obj/mat/impls/sbaij/seq/sbaij.o: In function 
`MatCreate_SeqSBAIJ':
sbaij.c:(.text+0x1bc45): undefined reference to 
`MatConvert_SeqSBAIJ_Elemental'
ld: pet3.10.5-intel19-mpich3.3/obj/mat/impls/sbaij/seq/sbaij.o: 
relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against undefined hidden symbol 
`MatConvert_SeqSBAIJ_Elemental' can not be used when making a shared object
ld: final link failed: Bad value
gmakefile:86: recipe for target 
'pet3.10.5-intel19-mpich3.3/lib/libpetsc.so.3.10.5' failed
make[2]: *** [pet3.10.5-intel19-mpich3.3/lib/libpetsc.so.3.10.5] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/nonroot/petsc/petsc3.10.5_intel19_mpich3.3'
........................../petsc3.10.5_intel19_mpich3.3/lib/petsc/conf/rules:81: 
recipe for target 'gnumake' failed
make[1]: *** [gnumake] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/nonroot/petsc/petsc3.10.5_intel19_mpich3.3'
**************************ERROR*************************************
   Error during compile, check 
pet3.10.5-intel19-mpich3.3/lib/petsc/conf/make.log
   Send it and pet3.10.5-intel19-mpich3.3/lib/petsc/conf/configure.log 
to petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov

On 8/21/19 10:58 PM, Balay, Satish wrote:
> 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
>>