[petsc-users] Petsc configure error (cmake)

[Matthew Knepley]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 10:45 AM Eda Oktay <eda.oktay at metu.edu.tr> wrote:

> I am trying to download Petsc with slepc,openblas,mpich,meti,parmetis
> and chaco to a linux computer (probably
> ubuntu, I don't know because I am using it via ssh).
>
> Due to an error, for metis, I needed to download cmake, so I added
> this option, too. However, I got an error telling me that "Error
> running configure on cmake". I attached configure.log.
>
> What should I do? Where is the problem and how can ı fix it?
>
> Thank you so much for answering,
>

It looks like you do not have 'make' in your path, and CMake is feaking out:

CMAKE was just downloaded, forcing a rebuild because cannot determine if
package has changed

===============================================================================
                              Running configure on CMAKE; this may take
several minutes

===============================================================================

Running Executable WITHOUT threads to time it out
Executing: ./configure --prefix=/home/eda/petsc-3.13.2/arch-linux-c-debug
--parallel=40
stdout:
---------------------------------------------
CMake 3.15.6, Copyright 2000-2019 Kitware, Inc. and Contributors
Found GNU toolchain
C compiler on this system is: gcc
C++ compiler on this system is: g++
---------------------------------------------
Error when bootstrapping CMake:
Cannot find appropriate Makefile processor on this system.
Please specify one using environment variable MAKE.
---------------------------------------------
Log of errors:
/home/eda/petsc-3.13.2/arch-linux-c-debug/externalpackages/cmake-3.15.6/Bootstrap.cmk/cmake_bootstrap.log
---------------------------------------------

  Thanks,

    Matt


> Eda
>


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