[petsc-users] PETSc build asks for network connections

[Satish Balay]

I think its due to some of the system calls from MPI.

You can verify this with a '--with-mpi=0' build.

I wonder if there is a way to build mpich or openmpi - that doesn't trigger Apple's firewall..

Satish

On Sun, 19 Mar 2023, Amneet Bhalla wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> 
> I'm trying to build PETSc on MacOS Ventura (Apple M2) with hypre. I'm using
> the latest version (v3.18.5). During the configure and make check stage I
> get a request about accepting network connections. The configure and check
> proceeds without my input but the dialog box stays in place. Please see the
> screenshot. I'm wondering if it is benign or something to be concerned
> about? Do I need to accept any network certificate to not see this dialog
> box?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>