Indeed, I'm stumped as well here. I just ran with the latest OpenFOAM-1.7.x and ThirdParty-1.7.x, both from the git repository on an old Ubuntu 8.04 64 bit inside a virtual machine and there were no problems! It uses by default flex 2.5.34!

By the way, the "git clone" I had posted a while back, namely post #22, was pointing to the OpenFOAM repo when it should have been pointed as now it is, to ThirdParty-1.7.x:
I did the following steps after cloning both repositories:

1. I used my getter scripts to get Gcc et al, as well as Scotch and OpenMPI. Those were from here (also see post #22), namely:

• getOpenMPI_fixed
• getGcc_fixed
• getScotch

1. I added those two aliases wmSC and wmMC to etc/config/aliases.sh (see post #26).
2. I edited etc/config/settings.sh, on the Gcc45 entry and changed 4.5.2 to 4.5.1. This way the default Gcc option is left unchanged.
3. Then I used a non intrusive way of initializing the environment, namely I use the following alias command:
   Code:

   ---

   alias of20x-linux64='. $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.0.x/etc/bashrc foamCompiler=ThirdParty WM_COMPILER=Gcc45'

   ---

   It will use the custom compiler and the Gcc45 option I mentioned in the previous point. So whenever I needed the OpenFOAM environment or a refreshed environment, I ran of20x-linux64 (instead of wmSET).
   
4. Ran the commands of20x-linux64 and wmMC to start the environment.
5. I ran makeGcc to build gcc et al.
6. Then of20x-linux64 and wmMC again, just to be certain.
7. And finally I ran Allwmake.

Honestly, my only guess left is to try to start over once more, along with the steps I just took :confused: This way we will all be certain that there wasn't anything left from the previous installations that might hinder the build process!

Best regards and good luck!
Bruno

Dear Bruno.
I did the steps that you suggested now 3 or 4 times, always starting from the beginning.
Nevertheless the compilation failed.

I will attach the whole log file, too.

Hi Anne,

:eek: Hold on... I think with all of going back and forth, the system's gcc got in the way! Check which gcc and g++ is visible:
If it's the version 4.1.2 or 4.2.1, then the gcc version you built isn't getting picked up properly. You might have missed one of the steps... possibly this step:
Or the other possibility is that you ran wmSET somewhere along the way. The problem with wmSET is that it will not refresh those options I wrote about in the previous post, namely:
If this was the case, then it's better to put these options on yet another file, namely etc/prefs.sh and put inside the following code:
With this file, wmSET will always refresh with the proper variables. And this means that the previous alias command can now simply be:OK, once you've finally gotten the right gcc 4.5.1 to be visible again, you'll have to run the following commands:
Hopefully, this will finally get you OpenFOAM 2.0.x properly compiled! It will take a while, since the *clean* commands will make sure that there haven't been any contamination left made by gcc 4.1.2...

Best regards and good luck!
Bruno

Good morning Bruno!
I checked for the gcc, and found out that the right gcc - version was already visible.

So I do not think that this is the problem... Nevertheless I tried the clean-commands you suggested and compiled once again.
The output is attached once again....

Thank you very much for your help. I wish you a nice day!

Regards
Anne

Good morning Anne,

:mad: that flex is sure being uncooperative :mad: It's the only problem in the whole installation process!!

You're going to have to either demand the latest flex 2.5.35, or install it yourself from here onto your workspace. You can download it from here: http://flex.sourceforge.net/

Building flex should be simple enough:
This way you'll get the latest flex right next to the custom gcc :)

Then try running Allwmake straight away. If it still won't work, try cleaning up again...
If after that it still won't work... it's going to have to be some other crazy problem :confused:

Best regards,
Bruno

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I installed the latest flex version, and now everything is fine.
It compiled for hours and there was no error (as far as I can see)!!

I can't believe it. For the future I definitely learned that I should always check for gcc and flex.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Hi there,

I'm also trying to install OpenFOAM 2.0.x on my computer (clean OpenSUSE 11.4 installation).
When checking the installation with foamInstallationTest I get:

So there is a problem with $FOAM_APPBIN. Is there a config file I have to edit?

Kind regards Homer

Hi everybody,

I'm trying to install paraFoam (OF-2.0.0). The OS is an OpenSuse11.2 64 bits.

I have put the librairies qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.6.4 and gmp-5.0.1 in the ThirdParty-2.0.0 folder. Then I have compiled both creating a folder "./build/linux64Gcc".

Finally, I have modified the path of the qmake in the makeParaFoam file and launched the compilation.

There was no error message but when I try to launch paraFoam (or paraview) after sourcing OF-2.0.0, I get :
"/home/trap/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.0.0/platforms/linux64Gcc/paraview-3.10.1/lib/paraview-3.10.1/paraview: symbol look up error: /home/trap/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.0.0/platforms/linux64Gcc/paraview-3.10.1/lib/paraview-3.10.1/lib/paraview-3.10/libpqWidgets.so: undefined symbol: _ZNK16QAbstractSpinBox16inputMethodQueryEN2Qt16Inp utMethodQueryE"

I don't understand the meaning of this error. I tried to find the .so file mentionned but unsuccessfully. All I found was paraFoam .rpm files...

Does anyone of you have an idea to solve this problem ?

Thank you.

Aurelien

OK, I'm going to post in a two for one...
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Greetings Homer and welcome to the forum!

Try following these instructions: OpenFOAM 2.0.x and openSUSE 11.4


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Hi Aurelien,

Unfortunately I haven't yet built ParaView 3.10.1 in OpenFOAM 2.0. The only clues I can provide right now are these:

• http://www.openfoam.com/mantisbt/view.php?id=259
• http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/blo...-qt-4-6-3.html <- this is a bit outdated now :(

I'll try to create another blog post at the end of the day, with updated instructions.


Best regards,
Bruno

Thanks for the quick reply. I already saw this web page, but unfortunatly there is still a problem:

@Anne: I haven't had time to fully verify these instructions: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/blo...-qt-4-6-4.html
At the time of writing this post, ParaView was still building :(
edit: OK, it's now somewhat confirmed that the instructions work, after I made some changes to them. Keep in mind that for now they only work with bash; csh is going to have to wait...

@Homer: What do you have at the end of the file "~/.bashrc"? Is it something like this :confused::If so, is it the only line related to OpenFOAM that you have in "~/.bashrc"?

Best regards,
Bruno

My bash-File is:

I also saved the makelog-File. Maybe this helps?

Hi Homer,

Good thing you posted the log file. Apparently OpenMPI isn't being seen by OpenFOAM's build system. Did you install all of the necessary packages for OpenMPI?

Best regards,
Bruno

Hi Bruno,

as I am no Linux-Specialist, I'm sometimes not sure, if I do it right. But I followed precisely the ToDo here: http://albertopassalacqua.com/?p=973

But I checked it once again:

Are there any additional packages concerning openmpi necessary?

Hi Homer,

Well this is a bit surreal... I usually fix these kinds of things by starting a new terminal. In this case, we have actually have to log out and log back in!! :eek:
I only figured this out after reading this post at forums.opensuse.org: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/o...ml#post1977744

But before that, I already had used the command mpi-selector-menu as root to set it as "system wide" and then as "user based", with no change in the outcome. Logging out and logging back in fixed the missing link... :mad:

----
Now where's my shotgun... I've gotta blow a hole or two on a certain Linux distro... (walks out the door raging mad with a shotgun...)

(Now looking at openSUSE) What's the big idea of acting like Windows? (Bam Bam...) Did you learn your lesson now? Y'ain't no stinking Windows, now ar'ya?
----
:rolleyes:

Anyway, interlude aside... Another package you are going to need is openmpi-devel. This provides the much needed mpi.h file and respective company :D.

I hope this will fix the problem :)

Best regards,
Bruno

Yes, it did the trick! I installed openmpi-devel and foamInstallationTest shows now:

I think openmpi-devel should be mentioned as necessary package.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

Kind regards Homer

Revised HowTo online
 

Dear Foamers,

somewhere up this thread (Post #25) I posted a HowTo on installing OF2 on SLC 5.6.
A slightly more extensive Howto by now is available at http://cern.ch/blinseis in the section about OpenFOAM.

In case anybody else tried it (and succeeded), could you please send me a message, particularly stating on what version you built?
I would like to know, how far down-gradable that HowTo would be, but I don't have any experience concerning virtual machines and setting up older systems within them, so trials would mean completely setting up a new system for me...

hii brunosir,
 

plz tel me installation about openfoam2.0.0

i m new user of openfoam

Actually i install openfoam2.0.0 ubuntu pack on my ubuntu11.04.

i started to solved the tutorials.

but plz tel me after installing the openfoam ubuntu pack is it require to install any source pack?
and also tel me is it necessary to install git repository?

because when i install it i found error like
apt-get install git-core
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

so plz solve my problem

i m waiting for ur reply

Greetings jignesh_thaker2007,

If it is already working, why do you think it's necessary to install more stuff?

Try using sudo:Best regards,
Bruno