[petsc-users] PETSc build asks for network connections

[Matthew Knepley]

On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 1:59 PM Amneet Bhalla <mail2amneet at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm building PETSc without mpi (I built mpich v 4.1.1 locally). Here is
> the configure command line that I used:
>
> ./configure --CC=mpicc --CXX=mpicxx --FC=mpif90 --PETSC_ARCH=darwin-dbg
> --with-debugging=1 --download-hypre=1 --with-x=0
>
>
No, this uses MPI, it just does not built it. Configuring with --with-mpi=0
will shut off any use of MPI, which is what Satish thinks is bugging the
firewall.

  Thanks,

    Matt


> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 10:56 AM Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>
>> 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,
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
> --
> --Amneet
>
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>

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