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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 07:30:37AM -0500, Harish Narayanan wrote:
> Gideon Simpson wrote:
> > I've recently acquired a new machine which came loaded with OS X  
> > 10.5.  Has anyone had any experience loading up the various FEniCS  
> > components on such a system?
> 
> Yes, I have, and things work mostly[1] as advertised. Here are some 
> broad instructions:
> 
> 1. Bootstrap an installation of Fink. This defaults it's installation to 
> /sw.
> 
> 2. Using fink (fink install blah), install the following:
>       i. python25
>      ii. mercurial-py25
>     iii. numpy-py25
>      iv. boost1.33
>       v. swig (1.3.31-2)
>      vi. suitesparse (3.0.0-1)
>     vii. gts (0.7.3-1003)
>    viii. vtk-py25
> 
> 3. With those dependencies in place, fetch and build the following 
> FEniCS projects in order using mercurial and their standard python build 
> systems.
>       i. FIAT
>      ii. Instant
>     iii. Ferari
>      iv. UFC
>       v. FFC
>      vi. Viper
> 
> 4. Install DOLFIN with the autotools makesystem using something like:
> ./configure --prefix=/Random/FEniCS/build --with-boost=/sw 
> --with-umfpack-lib=/sw/include 
> --with-umfpack-include=/sw/include/suitesparse --with-amd-lib=/sw/lib 
> --with-amd-include=/sw/include/suitesparse
> 
> Following the above steps should result in a fairly functional 
> installation of FEniCS.
> 
> [1] Some caveats:
>       i. Swig seems broken, and hence things which use it, like 
> pydolfin, do not work.
>      ii. This installation route bypasses PETSc.
>     iii. I'm working out a parallel route involving GiNaC and SyFi, 
> which also runs into some Swig issues on my machine.
> 
> Harish

Excellent. Sounds like something for the wiki...

-- 
Anders