[petsc-users] PETSc build asks for network connections

[Amneet Bhalla]

Yes, this is MPI that is triggering the apple firewall. If I allow it it
gets added to the allowed list (see the screenshot) and it does not trigger
the firewall again. However, this needs to be done for all executables
(there will be several main2d's in the list). Any way to suppress it
for all executables linked to mpi in the first place?

[image: Screenshot 2023-03-19 at 2.19.53 PM.png]

On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 11:01 AM Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> 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/
> <http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~knepley/>
>


-- 
--Amneet
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.mcs.anl.gov/pipermail/petsc-users/attachments/20230319/88bbdd83/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Screenshot 2023-03-19 at 2.19.53 PM.png
Type: image/png
Size: 300582 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.mcs.anl.gov/pipermail/petsc-users/attachments/20230319/88bbdd83/attachment-0001.png>