Paraview not found when installing OpenFoam to Ubuntu 14.04
Hi, It's now a while that I try to install Openfoam to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit. I followed precisely the instructions in here: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_14.04
Now everything goes fine until step 9 of the process where the make.log reports the one and only error: Code:
ERROR: ParaView not found in /home/riccardo/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.0/platforms/linux64Gcc/ParaView-4.1.0 Any hint on how to get this resolved? thank you |
Greetings Riccardo and welcome to the forum!
This is either the 2nd or 3rd time that someone spots that error message during the build of OpenFOAM. I'll have to change the instructions on the wiki to build ParaView before OpenFOAM. Please run these commands: Code:
cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR I ask this because I haven't been able to reproduce the same error when following those instructions on Ubuntu 14.04 :( edit: I've updated the instructions on the wiki, so the numbering of the steps is now different! The old #11 is now #9 and the old #9 is now #10 :) Best regards, Bruno |
Thank you! I'll try to follow what you suggested as soon as I can! The best I could do for the moment is to run ParaFoam with the -builtin option and this works acceptably well. I don't know however what the the difference should be...
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I tried the new installation workflow but unfortunatly I still end up with the same error when I try running paraFoam, namely:
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riccardo@riccardo-K53SV:~/OpenFOAM/riccardo-2.3.0/run/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/cavity$ paraFoam Code:
[ 44%] Building CXX object VTK/Rendering/Core/CMakeFiles/vtkRenderingCore.dir/vtkDataSetMapper.cxx.o Code:
[ 97%] Building NVCC (Device) object Plugins/SciberQuestToolKit/SciberQuest/CMakeFiles/cuda_compile.dir//./cuda_compile_generated_CUDAConvolutionDriver.cu.o |
I had the same problem as tabsquare after I switched to 14.04. I have therefore been using an independent ParaView installation - I would just create an empty document in the case folder named view.foam, and that would allow me to load things in ParaView. However, when doing multiphase examples, the different phases and their interface are not shown in ParaView if I proceed as described above. In an earlier installation where paraFoam worked, this was not the case. Does anyone know why?
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Greetings to all!
@Riccardo: Many thanks for the log file! Now it's very clear what the problem is... and I have to point the finger at CUDA for being such a pain in the #$"!$$"#% This issue was detected some time ago and the possible solutions can be found here: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...on-driver.html Assuming you don't need CUDA, please follow these steps: Code:
cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR And if it does, then run: Code:
cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV4Readers Bruno |
Hello Bruno! I'm happy ;), this worked great as I don't have to use CUDA :) ParaFoam interface as it is now, appears to have more options than what I could see when using the builtin option (maybe just an impression).
I really appreciate the help, hopefully this will be a valuable info for others too! Thank you very much! |
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Thanks for the support wyldckat! My own problem, however, seems to be of a different kind than tabsquare's. The following parts from my log file seem noteworthy:
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[ 4%] Building CXX object ThirdParty/QtTesting/vtkqttesting/CMakeFiles/QtTesting.dir/moc_pqWidgetEventTranslator.cxx.o Code:
[ 92%] Compiling Qt help project PacMan.qhp Regards, N |
Hi Nikolac,
The problem in your case seems to be because the Qt5 installation is getting in the way of the building process. Specifically, this path: Code:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/ This is very strange, because if you used this command line: Code:
./makeParaView4 -qmake $(which qmake-qt4) > log.makePV 2>&1 Was there anything that you did specifically for installing and/or using Qt5? Best regards, Bruno |
It baffles me too! I have used precisely this command with $(which qmake-qt4). I did not knowingly install or configure Qt5, I believe it must have come with the upgrade to 14.04. I have all the necessary Qt4 software installed, as described in your guide.
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Hi Nikolac,
OK, I've figured it out. As of Ubuntu 13.04, most Qt building-related applications now rely on "qtchooser" for selecting the Qt version we want for building our Qt-based applications. I've updated the wiki page accordingly: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_14.04 The main difference is that we have to run the following command before we build ParaView and the OpenFOAM plugins for ParaView: Code:
export QT_SELECT=qt4 Best regards, Bruno |
Dear Bruno,
Thanks a lot, this worked like a charm! Regards, N |
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Hi ,
I tried installing OpenFOAM 2.3.0 on ubuntu 14.04. I was not able to install paraFoam4.1.0 properly. There was a cmake 2.8.8 or higher version requirement and i had cmake 2.8.7, i tried installing and compiling cmake version 2.8.12.1 but was unsuccessful. This was the error shown when i run paraFoam for the cavity case. Code:
FATAL ERROR: ParaView reader module libraries do not exist Thanks |
Greetings Jetfire,
Are you 100% certain that you are using Ubuntu 14.04? Because it's Ubuntu 12.04 that comes with CMake 2.8.7! Instructions for building OpenFOAM 2.3.0 on Ubuntu 12.04 are given here: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_12.04 If you still have problems using the correct CMake version, please check the instructions given here: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/FA...7s_going_on.3F Best regards, Bruno |
@wyldckat
Thanks for your reply. I checked my version it's 12.04!. Installed OF 2.3.0 and paraFoam 4.1.0 successfully and they are running fine. |
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Hello wyldckat,
and thank you very much for all your great help in building OF and ParaView! I am following your instructions for a fresh build of OF-2.3.x on Mint 17, but please note that you cannot build ThirdParty folder as first, because you need wmake scripts as a prerequisite. When I attempted a pretty fresh build of ThirdParty I ended with: Code:
./Allwmake: 34: ./Allwmake: wmakeCheckPwd: not found Alex |
Greetings Alex,
The reason why I wrote that the ThirdParty folder should be first built is in the description of the respective step: Quote:
As for the error message you got, I believe the problem was that you hadn't updated the shell environment properly yet, because wmakeCheckPwd is a shell script and not a binary application like wmkdep. By the way, Mint 17 is based on which Ubuntu version? Best regards, Bruno |
Wow Bruno,
I must confess that I didn't expect such a fast reply! Thanks again. :) Well, I will detail my situation which is bit involved... I am trying to install 2.3.x in /opt/OpenFOAM/ on Mint 17, that is based on Ubuntu 14.04. So I tried to manage this by setting FOAM_INST_DIR as in the official instructions page and then by sourcing /etc/bashrc file. Then I tried step 8 from your wiki guide, ending with the problem above, i.e., Allwmake not finding the script. (Yes -sorry- it is a script!) So I tried to build OF first and everything in the log file seems good. I gave a try to foamInstallationTest which tells me that the environment variables FOAM_SITE_APPBIN, FOAM_USER_APPBIN, FOAM_SITE_LIBBIN, FOAM_USER_LIBBIN are not valid yet... I'll wait for your suggestions! :D Regards, Alex |
Hi Alex,
You got really lucky today... I'm skimming through the forum threads while the computer is running some meshing tests... I wouldn't do so if my machine was quicker ;) Quick answer to your question: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...with_the_Shell Not so quick answer:
Bruno |
Well Bruno,
if this is my lucky Sunday I will take advantage of this as much as I can! :D Sorry, but while you were typing your answer I couldn't wait any longer :p ...and I just tried to build again ThirdParty folder and then ParaView 4.1.0 as you suggested. Unfortunately PV build is stuck with some errors complaining about a lacking fortran compiler... which is pretty strange! Do I need it? I think I will end up with my naive attempt at installing directly in /opt/ and try to follow your advice of local building everything in $HOME and then moving it wherever I like. At least I could experiment a little without much concerns! :cool: Thanks again! Alex By the way: hope testing went well. Usually Sunday-testing is fine. :) |
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...well, not all Sunday tests are not going fine, Bruno!
I moved everything to my local folder, but the error on PV build remained the same... I post here the logfiles for sharing. Suggestions are still welcome! Thanks again & again, Alex |
Hi Alex,
I've looked a bit into Mint 17 and it seems to be derived from Ubuntu 14.04. The step #9 at http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_14.04 states these commands: Code:
#First make very certain that the correct Qt version is being used, by running this command: As for the files you've attached, they are giving the output of the feature discovery procedure, which can be rather misleading as it's looking for every feature the hard way, hence so many errors. But since you didn't provide "log.makePV", I can't make an assessment as to what happened. Best regards, Bruno |
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Hi Bruno,
yeah, you're right!! :) I read them carefully, but seems they will soon guide me out of the way. But here's the logfile you need! Totally novice, but it seems complaining about a missing OpenGL. Anyway Code:
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version" Code:
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.0 Code:
echo $OPENGL_gl_LIBRARY OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR Code:
OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR Code:
OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR What about? :o Thank you!!! Ale |
Hi Alex,
You need to properly install the graphics card drivers for the graphics card in your machine. Either that, or install the "mesa-dev" package... Best regards, Bruno |
Building ParaView 4.1.0 and OF 2.3.x on Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon
Hi Bruno,
and thanks a lot for all your patience and good suggestions! :) Finally I managed to build everything on Mint 17. And I know that you should deserve something better than this, but in order to thank you for all your support last Sunday I close our discussion with some points that could be useful for others Mint users. Essentially if you like the polished look of Mint 17 Cinnamon and you want to easily build OF-2.3.x and ParaView 4.1.0 just follows the guide for Ubuntu 14.04 by Bruno but after step 2 remember to add: Code:
apt-get install libqtwebkit-dev [Before this key step I also tried to install libgl1-mesa-dev libglew-dev libglm-dev but they did not solve the issue.] ...Sounds like advertising, but I am pretty happy of my nightly build! :D Thanks again & best regards, Alex |
Hi Alex,
Many thanks for sharing your findings! I've added the instruction to also install "libqtwebkit-dev" just in case Ubuntu 14.04 decides to change a bit the dependencies. Best regards, Bruno |
Hi Bruno,
that was definitely the least I could do for our community, since in many cases I found out quick solutions following your suggestions! Glad to know that I was able to give my contribution somehow! :) Best regards and thanks again, Alex |
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Hey,
I am also having trouble installing ParaView 4.1.0, and they are very similar to AleDR's. System is Linux Mint 17 (based on Ubuntu 14.04) aswell. Been following the wiki guide to the letter, but having trouble with OpenGL with the ParaView installation. I did not notice that this installation did not work, so I have installed the remaining software already. I tried installing the packages suggested by AleDR aswell, but they did not fix the problem. I seem to have a different version of Mesa though. Quote:
Thomas |
Greetings Thomas,
Looks like Mesa doesn't have the necessary OpenGL implementations that ParaView needs. But... have you installed the correct drivers for the graphics cards in your machine? Because the Mesa packages should only be used as a last resort. Best regards, Bruno |
Hi Bruno,
I am very new to Linux, so bear with me. I have now switched from Nouveau driver back to Nvidia. I originally had Nvidia drivers, but upon discovering that "direct rendering" was not working I switched to Nouveau. Today I installed a new nvidia driver and now direct rendering is functioning. This then gives, for glxinfo: Quote:
Thank you for taking the time to assist me! Thomas |
Problem with paraFoam
Hello Bruno,
I have the same problem. I installed paraView and used it before. Now it is also workin with command : paraFoam -builtin . But in the output messages, some errors are appeared: Code:
ERROR: In /home/dell-2014-d/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.0/ParaView-4.1.0/VTK/IO/Geometry/vtkOpenFOAMReader.cxx, line 8453 Best regards, Javad |
Greetings to all!
@Thomas: Quote:
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sudo apt-get remove mesa-dev --------------------- @Javad: If you look at the specific part of the error message: Quote:
Code:
mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN Best regards, Bruno |
Hi Bruno,
Removing mesa-common-dev did not work. i did however get it installed. I googled the error message I got and ended up adding the lines Quote:
Anyways, thank you for taking the time to help me! Cheers, Thomas |
Error installing openFoam 2.3
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Hi Bruno,
I'm trying to install openFoam 2.3 and 2.1.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 but I run into problems with both. And I think my problems (both concerned with ParaView) are different from the ones in this post. I start with the problem installing openFoam 2.3 on Ubuntu 14.04: I followed by word the instructions here: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_14.04 I've got an error in step 8 around here (attached log file): Code:
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/natasa/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.0/scotch_6.0.0/src/libscotchmetis' There was no error in step 9. In step 10 I've got numerous errors (attached log file). First one is: Code:
make[3]: `/home/natasa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.3.0/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/bin/plot3dToFoam' is up to date. If I understand right it does not find certain headers belonging to ParaView which I seemingly installed correctly in step 9. openFoam works, but when I try to use paraFoam I get the infamous error message which urges me to build PV4Reader. What should I do to build it properly? Thanks in advance for any help! |
Problem installing openFoam 2.1.1
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To install 2.1.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 I've followed these instructions: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...u#Ubuntu_12.04
I understand that these instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04, but I did not find any for 14.04 so I tried these (and yes, they did not work). I've got error in step 9 when I tried to build ParaView and the first error was: Code:
[ 83%] Building CXX object Plugins/Moments/CMakeFiles/Moments.dir/vtkSMMomentsInstantiator.cxx.o Any thoughts on that? Thanks in advance! |
Greetings Nat and welcome to posting on the forum!
For the installation of OpenFOAM 2.3.0, something definitely went wrong while building ParaView 4.1.0, because that error message you got clearly states that a relevant file from ParaView's installation is missing. If you run this command: Code:
ls -l $HOME/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.0/ParaView-4.1.0/include/paraview-4.1 Either way, if you could attach the compressed file of "log.makePV", that would make it easier to diagnose. For the installation of OpenFOAM 2.1.1, see the fix made in the step #8 from this page: http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/In...dora#Fedora_18 - section "Fedora 18". It's the lines before running "makeParaView" that fix the problem you're seeing on Ubuntu. Best regards, Bruno |
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Hi Bruno,
Thanks for the fast replay and the very kind welcome :) I wanted to attach the log.makePV (for 2.3.0) but since it was larger than the allowed limit (in compressed format) and I was just lazy, finally I did not do it.:o Please find it attached now in two parts. As you wrote, there is no such directory as $HOME/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.0/ParaView-4.1.0/include/paraview-4.1 About the installation of the 2.1.1: I went to the link, performed the action requested and now it works.:) Thank you! |
Hi Nat,
Well, this is somewhat odd... There is no indication of a failure during the build process of ParaView 4.1.0 in OpenFOAM 2.3.0. Everything was built and installed without any problems. The folder mentioned in your log file "log.make" has this path: Code:
$HOME/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.0/ParaView-4.1.0/include/paraview-4.1 Code:
$HOME/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.3.0/platforms/linux64Gcc/ParaView-4.1.0/include/paraview-4.1 Code:
cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV4Readers Best regards, Bruno |
First of all thank you for your kind help Bruno!!
Second I have to admit it was all my fault with OF2.3. When I read your last post I remembered something. Some time ago when I installed OF2.3 I did all the steps by word (at least I think) except the one to check for errors. So I did not realized there was an error installing paraView. When I tried to use paraFoam and I got the message about installing PV4Reader, I tried to do so, but I got some error message about not finding paraView at some location. Since I installed paraView long before from the ubuntu software center, I thought that the problem is in the environmental variables, so I started to change them :o and I completely forget that. When I read your post I remembered, so I downloaded everything again, and went through all the steps. This time checking for errors. There was none. It works perfectly. Now both 2.3 and 2.1.1 too. Thanks again :) and sorry for wasting your time with something that stupid :o |
Paraview and Linux Mint 17
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Hi, I'm also struggling with an installation of OpenFOAM 2.3.0 on Linux Mint 17.
I originally had a problem where it couldn't reach an IP address it needed to in order to download all the source. That seemed to fix itself without changing anything when I ran it later. However, I had mistakenly assumed it had created paraview correctly when it didn't specifically throw up an error on the screen and I didn't check the log.makepv file at the time. When I tried to run paraFOAM in the first tutorial it came up with the line, 'FATAL ERROR: ParaView reader module libraries do not exist...(etc)' I followed those instructions but it didn't work, and I have reviewed the other messages where paraview has not worked and I have tried what seemed to be relevant commands, which have also not worked. I'm pretty certain I followed the instructions for installing OpenFOAM in Ubuntu 14.04 to the letter, by copying and pasting the commands directly from the instructions, although it's possible I've made a mistake. I'd be grateful for any guidance. I've attached the log.makepv file. It looks to me as though something to do with VTK isn't right, but I've no idea how to fix it, and I don't know if that's the fatal error at the root of it. Mike |
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