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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:54:29AM +0200, Martin Sandve Alnæs wrote:
> 2008/4/22, Ilmar Wilbers <ilmarw@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> >  Garth N. Wells wrote:
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Ilmar Wilbers wrote:
> >  >> Anders Logg wrote:
> >  >>> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:14:51PM -0400, Hatef Monajemi wrote:
> >  >>>
> >  >>>> Hello
> >  >>>> I am trying to install FEniCS on some new machines. I follow the
> >  >>>> instructions mentioned in the Fenics document for installation,
> >  >>>> However when I try to run a demo, there is an error in "make" step.
> >  >>>> the error is as follows:
> >  >>>>
> >  >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >  >>>> rm -f *.o core *.core main.o demo
> >  >>>> `pkg-config --variable=compiler dolfin` `pkg-config --cflags
> >  >>>> dolfin` -c main.cpp
> >  >>>> `pkg-config --variable=compiler dolfin` -o demo main.o `pkg-config
> >  >>>> --cflags dolfin` `pkg-config --libs dolfin`
> >  >>>> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lamd
> >  >>>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> >  >>>> make: *** [demo] Error 1
> >  >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >  >>>>
> >  >>>> does anyone know how I can get rid of this -lamd error???
> >  >>>>
> >  >>> Do you have libamd on the system? Try with
> >  >>>
> >  >>> locate libamd
> >  >>>
> >  >>>
> >  >> libamd should be installed as part of umfpack. For Ubuntu, libamd.so
> >  >> comes with libsuitesparse-dev and libufsparse-dev.
> >  >
> >  > Is limamd not tested for by umfpack.py?
> >  >
> >
> > Yes, it is. Both the location of the header files and of the library
> >  files are located. I get an error using scons when the dev-packages are
> >  not installed.
> >
> >  Maybe Hatef could run 'python umfpack.py' in
> >  dolfin/scons/simula-scons/simula_scons/pkgconfiggenerators, and include
> >  the output (if any error), as well as the file umfpack.pc that will be
> >  generated in the same folder.
> >
> >  Also, the file dolfin/scons/simula_scons.log could be of interest. It is
> >  generated when using scons in the main dolfin folder.
> >
> >
> >  ilmar
> 
> He said he's using make, not the new scons build system.

ok, then the answer is "Use the new build system".

-- 
Anders