[petsc-users] Petsc configure error (cmake)

[Satish Balay]

I can reproduce this - by uninstalling system make.

Will check.

Satish

On Wed, 29 Jul 2020, Eda Oktay wrote:

> Dear Barry,
> 
> I am afraid I am still getting the same error.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eda
> 
> Barry Smith <bsmith at petsc.dev>, 29 Tem 2020 Çar, 18:51 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
> >
> >
> >   Please try
> >
> >   rm -rf  /home/eda/petsc-3.13.2/arch-linux-c-debug
> >
> >   and then run configure again.
> >
> >   It lists the correct make to use
> >
> > Makefile processor on this system is: /home/eda/petsc-3.13.2/arch-linux-c-debug/bin/make
> >
> >   So I am hoping the problem is from the crazy cmake caching nonsense and cleaning out the old files will resolve the problem.
> >
> >   Barry
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 29, 2020, at 5:51 AM, Eda Oktay <eda.oktay at metu.edu.tr> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Barry,
> > >
> > > I wrote the followings:
> > >
> > > $ patch -p1 < cmakemake.patch
> > >
> > > And it gave the following line:
> > >
> > > (Stripping trailing CRs from patch; use --binary to disable.)
> > > patching file config/BuildSystem/config/packages/cmake.py
> > >
> > > Then I configured as follows:
> > >
> > > ./configure --with-cc=gcc --with-cxx=g++ --with-fc=gfortran
> > > --download-make --download-mpich --download-openblas --download-metis
> > > --download-parmetis --download-chaco
> > > --download-slepc=/home/eda/slepc-v3.13.2.tar.gz --download-cmake
> > > --with-X=1
> > >
> > > But I am still getting the following error:
> > >
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >         UNABLE to CONFIGURE with GIVEN OPTIONS    (see configure.log
> > > for details):
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Error running configure on CMAKE
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >
> > > Am I doing something wrong?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Eda
> > >
> > > Barry Smith <bsmith at petsc.dev>, 29 Tem 2020 Çar, 00:10 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>   It's better to use git than download tarballs. With tarballs it is not possible to access recent fixes or try branches.
> > >>
> > >>   Here is what you can do, save the attachment as cmakemake.patch and do
> > >>
> > >>   patch -p1 < cmakemake.patch
> > >>
> > >>   in the PETSc directory
> > >>
> > >>   Then run configure as before
> > >>
> > >>   Barry
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On Jul 28, 2020, at 3:28 PM, Eda Oktay <eda.oktay at metu.edu.tr> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Dear Barry,
> > >>>
> > >>> Thank you so much for answering. So, I downloaded the tar.gz file and
> > >>> now, should I configure this file with my previous options?  I am
> > >>> using the following line:
> > >>>
> > >>> ./configure --with-cc=gcc --with-cxx=g++ --with-fc=gfortran
> > >>> --download-make --download-mpich --download-openblas --download-metis
> > >>> --download-parmetis --download-chaco
> > >>> --download-slepc=/home/eda/slepc-v3.13.2.tar.gz --download-cmake
> > >>> --with-X=1
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks so much again!
> > >>>
> > >>> Eda
> > >>>
> > >>> Barry Smith <bsmith at petsc.dev>, 28 Tem 2020 Sal, 20:55 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>  Eda,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>    The branch barry/2020-07-28/cmake-use-make-if-given/maint should resolve the problem. It will force the cmake build to use the make obtained with --download-make
> > >>>>
> > >>>>  Barry
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Jul 28, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> 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
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> 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
> > >>>>
> > >>>> https://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>
> > > <configure.log>
> >
>