[potentialFoam]

Dear Foamers,

I would like to create my own fvOptions-class to introduce a momentum source term. (Unfortunately, none of the existing classes help me.)

Approach:
I copied the 'actuationDiskSource'-folder,
I renamed the files and names inside from 'actuationDisk...' to 'newSource...',
I added the 'newSource.C'-file in '$FOAM_SRC/fvOptions/Make/files',
then I tried to compile it with 'wmake' and 'wmake libso'.

Result:
All files which exist for e.g. 'actuationDiskSource' are created for 'newSource' too, like in 'platforms/linux.../...'.

BUT:
It doesn't work.
-1.) Compiling message:

...
no rule to make target ».../OpenFOAM-3.0.0/platforms/linux64GccDPInt32Opt/src/fvOptions/new.dep« ...
required from ».../OpenFOAM-3.0.0/platforms/linux64GccDPInt32Opt/src/fvOptions/new.o«
...

(loosely translated from german message)

Why?

-2.) Running simpleFoam with a 'fvOptions'-file (adapted from 'actuationDiskSource') returns an error, that the type is not known:

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: 
Unknown Model type newSource

Why...?

Does anyone has an idea? That would be very cool!!! =)

[wyldckat]

Quick answer: For the first issue, you have the following in the output:

src/fvOptions/new.dep

This means that there is an entry in "Make/files" named "new.C".

In addition, try cleaning before building:

wclean libso
wmake libso

As for the second issue, are you asking OpenFOAM to pretend that the library was built with success?

[potentialFoam]

Thanks!!

Further information:

This was my file 'Make/files':

...
$(derivedSources)/newSource/newSource.C  // new fvOptions
...

I think the comment '// new fvOptions' led to the error (or rather the reference to 'new.dep'.
I changed the comment to

...
$(derivedSources)/newSource/newSource.C  /* new fvOptions */
...

and it worked.

So, your were right, the reason was the 'new' inside 'Make/files'...
Thanks for your help!