foamInfo: command not found

manoliz- · May 6, 2020, 11:29

Hi all.

I'm trying to learn OpenFoam and am making my way through the User Guide.
All good so far, but seems like I do not have the foamInfo utility, which seems to be a handy tool.

When I try to run it in a case directory I get "foamInfo: command not found".

Sorry, this seems like a very basic question... But a web search doesn't give any helpful results.
Am I missing something?
Any hints appreciated.

I'm on Ubuntu 18.04LTS through a WSL on Win10.
OpenFoam version: v1912

Many thanks!

HPE · May 6, 2020, 12:45

foamInfo script belongs to the Foundation OpenFOAM, not v1912.

manoliz- · May 7, 2020, 03:36

I wasn't aware the were different "variants". Thanks for the hint, HPE.

Yann · May 7, 2020, 06:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by manoliz-

I wasn't aware the were different "variants". Thanks for the hint, HPE.

Hi Manuel,

Have a look on wyldckat's post here : OpenFOAM.com versus OpenFOAM.org: Which version to use?

And look here for an overall view of OpenFOAM's world.

Cheers,
Yann

HPE · May 7, 2020, 06:27

Hi,

The hierarchy contains significant errors, I'm afraid. For example, Wikki Ltd. and OpenCFD Ltd. existed before OpenFOAM Foundation, approximately ten years, - also there is no Nabla Ltd. mentioned there, which existed before all of them. Also, the fork diagrams contain errors.

OpenFOAM-Wikipedia.

Anyways who cares? It is open-source software.

manoliz- · May 7, 2020, 10:04

Thanks guys!
The hierarchy chart might be erroneous, but it give a good top level picture of whats going on, and at this point the details are too much for me to grasp anyways.
I found it super helpful.

So now that I have v1912 can I simply install v7 on its side?
Or will that lead to a mess?

HPE · May 7, 2020, 12:00

You can install any number of any variant of OpenFOAM with any different number of compilers and mpi - it will not cause any mess. Have search the forum - it has been extensively discussed.

May 6, 2020, 11:29	foamInfo: command not found	#1
manoliz- New Member Manuel FLuck Join Date: May 2020 Location: Lorient, France Posts: 6 Rep Power: 5	Hi all. I'm trying to learn OpenFoam and am making my way through the User Guide. All good so far, but seems like I do not have the foamInfo utility, which seems to be a handy tool. When I try to run it in a case directory I get "foamInfo: command not found". Sorry, this seems like a very basic question... But a web search doesn't give any helpful results. Am I missing something? Any hints appreciated. I'm on Ubuntu 18.04LTS through a WSL on Win10. OpenFoam version: v1912 Many thanks!

May 6, 2020, 12:45		#2
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 932 Rep Power: 12	foamInfo script belongs to the Foundation OpenFOAM, not v1912. __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

May 7, 2020, 06:27		#5
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 932 Rep Power: 12	Hi, The hierarchy contains significant errors, I'm afraid. For example, Wikki Ltd. and OpenCFD Ltd. existed before OpenFOAM Foundation, approximately ten years, - also there is no Nabla Ltd. mentioned there, which existed before all of them. Also, the fork diagrams contain errors. OpenFOAM-Wikipedia. Anyways who cares? It is open-source software. __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

May 7, 2020, 12:00		#7
HPE Senior Member Herpes Free Engineer Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: The Home Under The Ground with the Lost Boys Posts: 932 Rep Power: 12	You can install any number of any variant of OpenFOAM with any different number of compilers and mpi - it will not cause any mess. Have search the forum - it has been extensively discussed. __________________ The OpenFOAM community is the biggest contributor to OpenFOAM: User guide/Wiki-1/Wiki-2/Code guide/Code Wiki/Journal Nilsson/Guerrero/Holzinger/Holzmann/Nagy/Santos/Nozaki/Jasak/Primer Governance Bugs/Features: OpenFOAM (ESI-OpenCFD-Trademark) Bugs/Features: FOAM-Extend (Wikki-FSB) Bugs: OpenFOAM.org How to create a MWE New: Forkable OpenFOAM mirror

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manoliz- New Member Manuel FLuck Join Date: May 2020 Location: Lorient, France Posts: 6 Rep Power: 5	I wasn't aware the were different "variants". Thanks for the hint, HPE.

May 7, 2020, 10:04		#6
manoliz- New Member Manuel FLuck Join Date: May 2020 Location: Lorient, France Posts: 6 Rep Power: 5	Thanks guys! The hierarchy chart might be erroneous, but it give a good top level picture of whats going on, and at this point the details are too much for me to grasp anyways. I found it super helpful. So now that I have v1912 can I simply install v7 on its side? Or will that lead to a mess?