installation OpenFOAM
 

Hi !
please can you help me to install the OpenFOAM in the fedora linux distribution
thank you:o

What is the problem?
Please be more specific or you won't get any answers.

Hi
first can I used the fedora distribution instead of the ubuntu or suse distributions
to install OpenFOAM code
thank you

Hi Lynda,

Yes it is possible, my OpenFOAM is very happy on Fedora :D. Here are some basic instructions that worked for me (it is for OpenFOAM-1.5, but works also for 1.6, just the file names are different). Hope that solves your trouble.

Cheers,

Gijsbert

Hi Gijsbert
Mon .bashrc is in /root /.bashrc directory.
When I copy the following line:
/ home/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/etc/bashrc
in / root/.bashrc file, I have a problem when I turn on my PC or when I open a new terminal because I find the following error message:
Permission not granted (Permission non accordée)
please help me

Hi Lynda,

You need to put the line
in $HOME/.bashrc (in case you don't know, "$HOME" is another way to put the path to your user home directory, in my case /home/gijsbert/). This is your user .bashrc, not root's .bashrc :). Just open a terminal and type
and paste the line above in it (notice the "." at the beginning). Save and close gedit and source the terminal with (notice the "." at the beginning again) or just close it and open an new terminal.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Gijsbert

Hi Gijsbert
I did all the steps in your message, I've copied a terminal to see better things

terminal
bash: ./root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/etc/bashrc: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
[root@localhost ~]# .$HOME/.bashrc
bash: ./root/.bashrc: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
[root@localhost ~]# .$HOME/.bashrc
bash: ./root/.bashrc: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
[root@localhost ~]#



thank you

Hi Lynda,

Ok, first of all you need to be in your user account in the terminal, not in root. It seems you are root
It is better to use your user account (type "exit" to get out of the root account in the terminal). Also, there needs to be a space between "." and "$HOME/....", so not , but Let me know how it goes.

Cheers, Gijs

Hi Gijsbert

I opened another session and I redid all, but I had the same messages in
the terminal, it may be necessary to copy the OpenFOAM directory in my file LTPMP
is not it?
Here's what I got :

terminal
bash: /home/LTPMP/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/etc/bashrc: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
[LTPMP@localhost ~]$ . $HOME/.bashrc
bash: /home/LTPMP/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/etc/bashrc: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
[LTPMP@localhost ~]$

thank you

Hi Lynda,

Did you install OF as root? If so, it is probably located in /root/OpenFOAM/. It is better to install OF in your user account. In your case, I'm afraid, you need to reinstall OF in your user account, i.e. do the whole installation procedure as [LTPMP@localhost ~]$. And to keep things tidy I would delete the OpenFOAM directory from root.

Cheers, Gijsbert

Hi Gijsbert

I do not have Qt installed, I tried on the two methods listed in your''....................'' yum install or download package qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5.tar.gz, but it did not work. I downloaded this package and I followed the instructions through step 3
make when I typed in my terminal I have the following result;

[root@localhost qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5]# make
make: *** Pas de cibles spécifiées et aucun makefile n'a été trouvé. Arrêt.

THANK YOU

Hi Lyna,

So did not work?

Did you do
after you unpacked qt?
And then followed by ?

Cheers, Gijs

PS If you need to re-make qt again for some reason you can clean by

Hi Gijsbert

I installed QT, I tried to run the sample "cavity" I wanted to show the mesh and found the results, I typed "paraFoam" ParaView window opens but I do not knew how to get certified in Figure 6.1 User Guide (p U-160)

thank you

I am sorry, Lyna, but I do not understand what you mean. Did you solve the problem? If not, what is the issue?

Hi Gijibert
yes,I solved the « qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5 »problem.
I want to rebuild the paraview ( the next step of the 'qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5') unfortunately, I can't run the last step (builparaview) and even (makeparaview)

Hi Lynda,

It seems that you are using OpenFOAM-1.6, am I right? If so, you need to do the following:
as explained in section 7 of the README file. What is the terminal output if you try makeParaView?

It may be that you need to specify the location of Qt and Mesa in lines 37-60 of $HOME/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/makeParaView. Mine looks like this:

If you need to know the qmake path, just type Cheers,

Gijs

Hi Gijibert

Yes, you're right. I use OpenFOAM-1.6.
I have problem with the command « makeParaView »; the output terminal don't find this command,
Please, I don't know in what file are the 37 and 60 lines and how to specify Qt and Misa.


Thank you

Hi Lynda,

First find out where qmake is located by
This will give you the QMAKE_PATH, in my case it is $HOME/tmp/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5/bin/qmake. Then, open the file makeParaView with
and check that the openGL libraries (MESA), python, and qmake are the right paths (make changes if needed and save). Mine looks like this (line 37-60):

Hi Gijibert

after the change the path in to lines (37-60), shows in the following lines :

code ;
************************************************** ***************************************
# MPI support:
withMPI=false
MPI_MAX_PROCS=32

# Python support:
# note: script will try to determine the appropriate python library.
# If it fails, specify the path using the PYTHON_LIBRARY variable
withPYTHON=false
PYTHON_LIBRARY="/usr/lib64/libpython2.5.so.1.0"
# PYTHON_LIBRARY="/usr/lib64/libpython2.6.so.1.0"

# MESA graphics support:
withMESA=false
MESA_INCLUDE="/usr/include/GL"
MESA_LIBRARY="/usr/lib64/libOSMesa.so.6.5.2"

# extra QT gui support (useful for re-using the installation for engrid)
withQTSUPPORT=true

# Set the path to the Qt-4.3? qmake if the system Qt is other than this version
QMAKE_PATH="/tmp/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5/bin/qmake"
************************************************** ************************************************** **

Because, I find the qmake Mesa and libpython libraries paths, the output terminal is ;

************************************************
[root@localhost ~]# find / -name 'libpython*' -print
/usr/lib/libpython2.5.so
/usr/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a
/usr/lib/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.so
/usr/lib/libpython2.5.so.1.0
/usr/lib64/libpython2.5.so
/usr/lib64/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.a
/usr/lib64/python2.5/config/libpython2.5.so
/usr/lib64/libpython2.5.so.1.0
/usr/lib64/gnome-vfs-2.0/modules/libpythonmethod.so
[root@localhost ~]# find / -name 'libOSMesa.so*' -print
/usr/lib/libOSMesa.so.6.5.2
/usr/lib/libOSMesa.so.6
/usr/lib64/libOSMesa.so.6.5.2
/usr/lib64/libOSMesa.so.6
************************************************** ***********

I want to rebuild the paraview. unfortunately, I can't run "maKeParaview", the output terminal don't find this command,

thank you

Hello Lynda,

In Linux, to run scripts from a local folder, usually you have to use "./". For your case:
I know, it's a bit weird, but that's how it works.

I hope it finally works. Best regards,
Bruno

Hi
Thank you for your help.
After installing OF, I tried to treat the example of "cavity" in README file mentioned in Section 6,
I got "0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5" folders
I did not get the display on screen as it appears in User Guide (Figure 6.1), see the attached file

Thank you

viewing
 

Hi
Thank you for your help.
After installing OF, I tried to treat the example of "cavity" in README file mentioned in Section 6,
I got "0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5" folders
I did not get the display on screen as it appears in User Guide (Figure 6.1), see the attached file

Thank you

I think you didn't install as mentioned in the README file.
Refer to section seven of the README for the compilation of ParaView and your problem will be gone.

EDIT: gwierink suggested it allready in Post #16.

Hi Lynda,

Now you seemingly managed to compile paraFoam. The reason ParaView cannot find a reader for your case is probably that you have not yet recompiled the PV3FoamReader (as indeed mentioned in the README file). For this do the following:

(Note again the dot (".") before the command)

Hi
when I typed in my terminal "./Allwmake" , I have the following result;

In file included from /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkSystemIncludes.h:44,
from /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkIndent.h:24,
from /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkObjectBase.h:43,
from /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkObject.h:41,
from /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Filtering/vtkAlgorithm.h:32,
from /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Filtering/vtkMultiBlockDataSetAlgorithm.h:25,
from ../PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3FoamReader.h:31,
from vtkPV3Foam.C:28:
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:165:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent an 8-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:180:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 16-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:195:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 32-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:215:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 64-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:223:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 32-bit floating point value."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:231:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 64-bit floating point value."
make: *** [Make/linux64GccDPOpt/vtkPV3Foam.o] Erreur 1
+ cd PV3FoamReader
+ mkdir -p Make/linux64GccDPOpt
+ cd Make/linux64GccDPOpt
+ cmake ../..
./Allwmake: line 14: cmake: command not found
+ make
make: *** Pas de cibles spécifiées et aucun makefile n'a été trouvé. Arrêt.

You will have to install cmake before!
BTW: Still trying to install in the root-directory?

I installed cmake, I have other problem
I have the following result;
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/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:165:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent an 8-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:180:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 16-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:195:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 32-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:215:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 64-bit integer."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:223:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 32-bit floating point value."
/root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/VTK/Common/vtkType.h:231:3: error: #error "No native data type can represent a 64-bit floating point value."
make: *** [Make/linux64GccDPOpt/vtkPV3Foam.o] Erreur 1
+ cd PV3FoamReader
+ mkdir -p Make/linux64GccDPOpt
+ cd Make/linux64GccDPOpt
+ cmake ../..
-- Check for working C compiler: /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/gcc-4.3.3/platforms/linux64/bin/gcc
-- Check for working C compiler: /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/gcc-4.3.3/platforms/linux64/bin/gcc -- works
-- Check size of void*
-- Check size of void* - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/gcc-4.3.3/platforms/linux64/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /root/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/gcc-4.3.3/platforms/linux64/bin/c++ -- works
CMake Error: ParaView_DIR is not set. It must be set to the directory containing ParaViewConfig.cmake in order to use ParaView.
-- Configuring done
+ make
make: *** Pas de cibles spécifiées et aucun makefile n'a été trouvé. Arrêt.
[root@localhost PV3FoamReader]#

This may be (I'm not sure) because you are installing in the root-directory and not in your user account. (Why did you do this again?)

Check for section 3.1 in the README. Maybe this will solve the problem.

Why use Fedora when you aren't comfortable with Linux? Why not use Ubuntu or OpenSuse?
Why are you installing as root?

I would think about the answers to those questions before proceeding further.

Just a hint for the paraFoam reader problems. The reader is a bit sensitive to the version of Qt you use. For example, I did not manage to make it work correctly, even if it builds, on OpenSUSE 11.2, where it launches paraview, it opens the case but it does not show data or it shows them not correctly.

You can easily workaround the problem using pvFoam, that can be downloaded from the wiki:

http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Co...r_for_ParaView

Simply build it, and copy the pvFoam bash script in a directory included in your PATH.

Best,

Hi

when I typed in my terminal "./Allwmake" , I have other problem
I have the following result;

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-- Build files have been written to: /root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader/Make/linux64GccDPOpt
+ make
[ 8%] Generating qrc_PV3FoamReader.cxx
[ 16%] Generating moc_PV3FoamReaderPluginImplementation.cxx
Scanning dependencies of target PV3FoamReader
[ 25%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/moc_PV3FoamReaderPluginImplementation.o
[ 33%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/PV3FoamReaderPluginImplementation.o
[ 41%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/qrc_PV3FoamReader.o
Linking CXX shared library /root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libPV3FoamReader.so
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpqComponents
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [/root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libPV3FoamReader.so] Erreur 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/all] Erreur 2
make: *** [all] Erreur 2

************************************************** ************************************************** ****************
please help me
thank you

Hi

when I typed in my terminal "./Allwmake" , I have other problem
I have the following result;

************************************************** ************************************************** ****************
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-- Build files have been written to: /root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader/Make/linux64GccDPOpt
+ make
[ 8%] Generating qrc_PV3FoamReader.cxx
[ 16%] Generating moc_PV3FoamReaderPluginImplementation.cxx
Scanning dependencies of target PV3FoamReader
[ 25%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/moc_PV3FoamReaderPluginImplementation.o
[ 33%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/PV3FoamReaderPluginImplementation.o
[ 41%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/qrc_PV3FoamReader.o
Linking CXX shared library /root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libPV3FoamReader.so
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpqComponents
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [/root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libPV3FoamReader.so] Erreur 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/PV3FoamReader.dir/all] Erreur 2
make: *** [all] Erreur 2

************************************************** ************************************************** ***********
in this [/root/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libPV3FoamReader.so] path
I don't find the "libPV3FoamReader.so" file.

I found the "libPV3FoamReader_SM.so" file instead of "libPV3FoamReader.so" file

Please help me

thank you

installation OF
 

Hi
please help me, I have a great problem ! I have used the Fedora7 distribution for the installation of OF , but I found problem in the post processing (ParaFoam).
Is it due to the fedora distribution ? or to the Qt,.... versions?
please send me the well distribution of de Linux and the versions of the all corresponding logiciels to install the OF:confused:
thank you

Fedora 7? Hmm, I don't know, the oldest Fedora I used was 9. The Qt version I used is 4.3.5 and can be found on Trolltech's website: ftp://ftp.trolltech.no/qt/source/ (get package qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5.tar.gz). The distributions I use/have used are Fedora 10 and 11, Ubuntu, and OpenSUSE. OF worked just fine on my older Fedora 9 as well, but never tried F7. If you're really stuck I suggest you install ParaView and use foamToVTK.