Problem with cygwin&windows

Eferal · March 21, 2011, 15:07

Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to fix OpenFOAM on my computer (with windows xp and no right to put linux...)
I've seen that it's possible to make it run with Cygwin.
I've done all those things :

cd $HOME
mkdir OpenFOAM
cd OpenFOAM
tar -xzf ../OpenFOAM-1.3.cygwin-src-0.5.tar.gz
tar -xzf ../OpenFOAM-1.3.cygwin-bin-0.5.tar.gz
tar -xzf ../OpenFOAM-1.3.Docs.tar.gz
mkdir cygwin
cd cygwin
tar -xzf ../../gcc-4.1.0.cygwin-OpenFOAM.tar.gz
cd ..
source ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/.OpenFOAM-1.3/bashrc
Everythings seems to work well. The problem is, that when I tried to launch the Allwmake file, it threw me this :
$ ~OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake

/home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 3: cd: wmake: No such file or directory
/home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 3: ./makeWmake : No such file or directory
/home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 5: cd: src: No such file or directory
/home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 5: ./Allwmake : No such file or directory
/home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 7: cd: applications : No such file or directory
/home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 7: ./Allwmake : No such file or directory

It's very strange because all those files exist and if I run :

$ ~OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/wmake/Allwmake

It runs something but have new problems like before.

I've done quite the same thing on another computer and I get the same problem.So it must come from me!
I'm trying to solve it from 9:00 am and have no idea anymore about what to do.

Thanks in advance for your help
(and sorry for my English)
Antoine

wyldckat · March 21, 2011, 19:53

Greetings Antoine and welcome to the forum!

You're going waaaaaaaay back in time

You can have a more recent version of OpenFOAM (at least 1.7.0) built under Cygwin and then running in Windows without the Cygwin layer, by following the instructions from here:

Best regards and good luck!
Bruno

Eferal · March 21, 2011, 21:39

Hi Bruno,
Thank you for your answer.
Can you tell me If I'm right :
I install cygwin and fix couple of things written here

http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Ti...iling_OpenFOAM

After that, I go to that page

http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Ti...ows_with_MinGW

And I do step by step what's written like if I was working on Linux (but with cygwin) ?

In fact, I can hardly understand "in Linux for Windows", because I don't have Linux and can't install it.

Thanks for your help again
Antoine

wyldckat · March 22, 2011, 17:53

Greetings Antoine,

Well, yes, the idea is to set up the Cygwin environment as explained in the page for it, then follow the step-by-step tutorial made for Linux but use it in Cygwin.

The tutorials have a high degree of detail, because a lot of experience has been summarized and put into them.

You can also check the following section on the base page: 5 Other Important Links, where are listed various solutions for using/building OpenFOAM to run in Windows.

You can also check the dedicated area in this forum for Windows: OpenFOAM Windows Installation

If you're find it hard to believe why is it so hard to have OpenFOAM running in Windows, here's a little summary history: OpenFOAM (Linux) in a MS-HPC-Cloud post #5

Best regards,
Bruno

Eferal · March 30, 2011, 15:44

Greetings again,
I have been doing all the step till the 9 :
http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Ti...ows_with_MinGW

Now when I do the 9 one, I encounter a problem with my wmake files :

Do you have any Idea of what shall I do to try to fix it.
Thanks a lot for everythings
Antoine

wyldckat · March 30, 2011, 19:43

Hi Antoine,

On chapter 7, which "bashrc-*" file did you choose? Was it "bashrc-mingw32", "bashrc-mingw-w32" or some other?

On the Cygwin related page, chapter Notes on using Cygwin, it says there to change this:

Code:

# Detect system type and set environment variables appropriately
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
export WM_ARCH=`uname -s`
 
case $WM_ARCH in
Linux)
    WM_ARCH=linux

to this:

Code:

# Detect system type and set environment variables appropriately
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
export WM_ARCH=`uname -s`
 
case $WM_ARCH in
*)
    WM_ARCH=linux

This is for changing on that file I asked you about in point 1.

Best regards and good luck!
Bruno

Eferal · March 30, 2011, 20:27

Allright, I've forgotten this part.
I'm using bashrc-mingw32.
Do I have to make those things in the /etc/bashrc or the /etc/bashrc-mingw32 ?
I think it's on the bashrc-mingw32 but I wanna be sure.
Do I have to start from crash again or can I just make that changing now et launch once again the ./Allwmake ?
Thanks a lot again,
Maybe, one day, I'll make some CFD

Best regards
Antoine

wyldckat · March 31, 2011, 18:23

Hi Antoine,

You only have to change the file "$WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/bashrc-mingw32". If you run:

Code:

echo $WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/bashrc-mingw32

It should show you where it is. The variable "$WM_PROJECT_DIR" should expand to something like "/home/username/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6".

Then simply start a new terminal and then you'll have to redo chapter 8: Build the cross compiler then simply keep on going

If you were in a hurry to get it working, you could also have chosen to contact and purchase one of the available supported variants of OpenFOAM for Windows

With them you get support to get things going faster.

Otherwise, patience and a keen eye should be your most precious tools

Best regards,
Bruno

Eferal · April 1, 2011, 12:15

Hi again,
Allright, I've change everything like you said.
Now I've couples of errors, I tried to fix it but ...

If you have any idea!
Maybe next week, I'm gonna switch to linux, because 3 weeks to fix a software, wow

Thanks a lot,
Best Regards
Antoine

wyldckat · April 1, 2011, 14:19

Hi Antoine,

I love it when pseudo-time travel occurs in software

OK, the missing mingw32-g++ error is the one that we need to fix. Did you follow the instructions from chapter 8? Probably an error occurred before when compiling mingw32-gcc and mingw32-g++!

By what I vaguely remember, it should have given you some error message telling you to look into a particular log file and figure out what the problem was with building the cross-compiler.

Best regards,
Bruno

Eferal · April 5, 2011, 12:50

Hi bruno,
I've decided to put Suse on my computer, I've done all the step there: http://www.openfoam.com/download/suse.php
So now, I think I'm supposed to run the /Allwmake file of OpenFOAM, correct?
When I do that in my console, the console promptly shut down ! This is very strange and I've no idea of what to do, because I've no error text.
Do you have an idea ? Do I have to run the /Allwmake ?
Thank you in advance
Antoine

wyldckat · April 5, 2011, 12:59

Hi Antoine,

I've got a feeling you're having a hard time following the instructions...

If you are really following the instructions from http://www.openfoam.com/download/suse.php, then you only have to follow them to the letter

It comes already pre-compiled+built and its easy to install, precisely for people that can't waste time building OpenFOAM

Anything you have dealt with while trying to build OpenFOAM under Cygwin, can now be pretty much forgotten.

Best regards and good luck!
Bruno

Eferal · April 5, 2011, 13:52

I think it's good
Anyway, thank you very much for your time and your patience. It helped me a lot
Best Regards
Antoine

EDIT :
Yes it works !!! thank you so much again ^^

March 21, 2011, 15:07	Problem with cygwin&windows	#1
Eferal New Member Antoine H. Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 15	Hi Everyone, I'm trying to fix OpenFOAM on my computer (with windows xp and no right to put linux...) I've seen that it's possible to make it run with Cygwin. I've done all those things : cd $HOME mkdir OpenFOAM cd OpenFOAM tar -xzf ../OpenFOAM-1.3.cygwin-src-0.5.tar.gz tar -xzf ../OpenFOAM-1.3.cygwin-bin-0.5.tar.gz tar -xzf ../OpenFOAM-1.3.Docs.tar.gz mkdir cygwin cd cygwin tar -xzf ../../gcc-4.1.0.cygwin-OpenFOAM.tar.gz cd .. source ~/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/.OpenFOAM-1.3/bashrc Everythings seems to work well. The problem is, that when I tried to launch the Allwmake file, it threw me this : $ ~OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake /home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 3: cd: wmake: No such file or directory /home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 3: ./makeWmake : No such file or directory /home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 5: cd: src: No such file or directory /home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 5: ./Allwmake : No such file or directory /home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 7: cd: applications : No such file or directory /home/AntoineH/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/Allwmake : line 7: ./Allwmake : No such file or directory It's very strange because all those files exist and if I run : $ ~OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/wmake/Allwmake It runs something but have new problems like before. I've done quite the same thing on another computer and I get the same problem.So it must come from me! I'm trying to solve it from 9:00 am and have no idea anymore about what to do. Thanks in advance for your help (and sorry for my English) Antoine

March 21, 2011, 19:53		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings Antoine and welcome to the forum! You're going waaaaaaaay back in time You can have a more recent version of OpenFOAM (at least 1.7.0) built under Cygwin and then running in Windows without the Cygwin layer, by following the instructions from here: Tip Cross Compiling OpenFOAM in Linux For Windows with MinGW Tip Using Cygwin for cross-compiling OpenFOAM Best regards and good luck! Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

March 22, 2011, 17:53		#4
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings Antoine, Well, yes, the idea is to set up the Cygwin environment as explained in the page for it, then follow the step-by-step tutorial made for Linux but use it in Cygwin. The tutorials have a high degree of detail, because a lot of experience has been summarized and put into them. You can also check the following section on the base page: 5 Other Important Links, where are listed various solutions for using/building OpenFOAM to run in Windows. You can also check the dedicated area in this forum for Windows: OpenFOAM Windows Installation If you're find it hard to believe why is it so hard to have OpenFOAM running in Windows, here's a little summary history: OpenFOAM (Linux) in a MS-HPC-Cloud post #5 Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

March 30, 2011, 19:43		#6
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Antoine, On chapter 7, which "bashrc-" file did you choose? Was it "bashrc-mingw32", "bashrc-mingw-w32" or some other? On the Cygwin related page, chapter Notes on using Cygwin, it says there to change this: Code: # Detect system type and set environment variables appropriately # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ export WM_ARCH=`uname -s` case $WM_ARCH in Linux) WM_ARCH=linux to this: Code: # Detect system type and set environment variables appropriately # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ export WM_ARCH=`uname -s` case $WM_ARCH in ) WM_ARCH=linux This is for changing on that file I asked you about in point 1. Best regards and good luck! Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

March 31, 2011, 18:23		#8
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Antoine, You only have to change the file "$WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/bashrc-mingw32". If you run: Code: echo $WM_PROJECT_DIR/etc/bashrc-mingw32 It should show you where it is. The variable "$WM_PROJECT_DIR" should expand to something like "/home/username/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6". Then simply start a new terminal and then you'll have to redo chapter 8: Build the cross compiler then simply keep on going If you were in a hurry to get it working, you could also have chosen to contact and purchase one of the available supported variants of OpenFOAM for Windows With them you get support to get things going faster. Otherwise, patience and a keen eye should be your most precious tools Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

March 21, 2011, 21:39		#3
Eferal New Member Antoine H. Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 15	Hi Bruno, Thank you for your answer. Can you tell me If I'm right : I install cygwin and fix couple of things written here http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Ti...iling_OpenFOAM After that, I go to that page http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Ti...ows_with_MinGW And I do step by step what's written like if I was working on Linux (but with cygwin) ? In fact, I can hardly understand "in Linux for Windows", because I don't have Linux and can't install it. Thanks for your help again Antoine

March 30, 2011, 15:44		#5
Eferal New Member Antoine H. Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 15	Greetings again, I have been doing all the step till the 9 : http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Ti...ows_with_MinGW Now when I do the 9 one, I encounter a problem with my wmake files : Do you have any Idea of what shall I do to try to fix it. Thanks a lot for everythings Antoine

March 30, 2011, 20:27		#7
Eferal New Member Antoine H. Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 15	Allright, I've forgotten this part. I'm using bashrc-mingw32. Do I have to make those things in the /etc/bashrc or the /etc/bashrc-mingw32 ? I think it's on the bashrc-mingw32 but I wanna be sure. Do I have to start from crash again or can I just make that changing now et launch once again the ./Allwmake ? Thanks a lot again, Maybe, one day, I'll make some CFD Best regards Antoine

April 1, 2011, 12:15		#9
Eferal New Member Antoine H. Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 15	Hi again, Allright, I've change everything like you said. Now I've couples of errors, I tried to fix it but ... If you have any idea! Maybe next week, I'm gonna switch to linux, because 3 weeks to fix a software, wow Thanks a lot, Best Regards Antoine

April 1, 2011, 14:19		#10
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Antoine, I love it when pseudo-time travel occurs in software OK, the missing mingw32-g++ error is the one that we need to fix. Did you follow the instructions from chapter 8? Probably an error occurred before when compiling mingw32-gcc and mingw32-g++! By what I vaguely remember, it should have given you some error message telling you to look into a particular log file and figure out what the problem was with building the cross-compiler. Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

April 5, 2011, 12:50		#11
Eferal New Member Antoine H. Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 15	Hi bruno, I've decided to put Suse on my computer, I've done all the step there: http://www.openfoam.com/download/suse.php So now, I think I'm supposed to run the /Allwmake file of OpenFOAM, correct? When I do that in my console, the console promptly shut down ! This is very strange and I've no idea of what to do, because I've no error text. Do you have an idea ? Do I have to run the /Allwmake ? Thank you in advance Antoine

April 5, 2011, 12:59		#12
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Antoine, I've got a feeling you're having a hard time following the instructions... If you are really following the instructions from http://www.openfoam.com/download/suse.php, then you only have to follow them to the letter It comes already pre-compiled+built and its easy to install, precisely for people that can't waste time building OpenFOAM Anything you have dealt with while trying to build OpenFOAM under Cygwin, can now be pretty much forgotten. Best regards and good luck! Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

April 5, 2011, 13:52		#13
Eferal New Member Antoine H. Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 15	I think it's good Anyway, thank you very much for your time and your patience. It helped me a lot Best Regards Antoine EDIT : Yes it works !!! thank you so much again ^^ Last edited by Eferal; April 5, 2011 at 14:21.

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