[hkmamike]

I have a working recompiled OpenFoam on my OSX 10.8.2 (I followed the instructions http://www.optimulation.com/2013/03/...n-lion-10-8-3/)

Then I downloaded the paraview4.0.0 and placed it into my /Applications folder

I tried running the cavity test run with the commands in the OpenFoam/OpenFOAM-2.2.0/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/cavity directory:

blockMesh (produced initial value input files)
icoFoam (produced text results)
paraFoam

And this last code is where I have the problem. This produced the error message:

###############################
FATAL ERROR: ParaView reader module libraries do not exist

Please build the reader module before continuing:
cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers
./Allwclean
./Allwmake
###############################

I am aware that the same exact error message has been discussed, but as far as I know, no solution has been provided for mac users.

When I open up the directory:
/OpenFoam-v2.2/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/

and open the Allwmake executable with a text editor, I found the following content:

###############################
#!/bin/sh
cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
#set -x

if [ -d "$ParaView_DIR" -a -r "$ParaView_DIR" ]
then
    [ -n "$PV_PLUGIN_PATH" ] || {
        echo "$0 : PV_PLUGIN_PATH not valid - it is unset"
        exit 1
    }

    # ensure CMake gets the correct C++ compiler
    [ -n "$WM_CXX" ] && export CXX="$WM_CXX"

    wmake libso vtkPV3Readers
    PV3blockMeshReader/Allwmake
    PV3FoamReader/Allwmake
else
    echo "ERROR: ParaView not found in $ParaView_DIR"
fi

# ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file

#################################

so apparently the error was produced by the false conditionals involving $ParaView_DIR and $PV_PLUGIN_PATH.

When I echoed these two variables in the terminal, I found them to be empty.

Now, there is one source on this forum that I found that is relevant (post #8):
http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...d-problem.html

However, when I searched for the mac equivalent folder:

/OpenFOAM-2.2.0/platforms/darwininteL64GccDPOpt/lib

no paraview-3.12 or any version variation can be found.

The closest thing that I was able to find was:

/Applications/paraview.app/Contents/MacOS/paraview

Now my question is: How do I fix this problem and run paraFoam on OSX? do I simply need the correct paths for the two variables listed? if so, what are they?

Please advise.