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Message #07523
Re: -lamd error
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 05:26:10PM +0200, Martin Sandve Alnæs wrote:
> 2008/4/22, Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:59:29AM -0400, Hatef Monajemi wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Anders Logg wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:26:06AM +0100, Garth N. Wells wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Anders Logg wrote:
> > > >> > 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".
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >> Or "Let's make a release".
> > > >>
> > > >> Garth
> > > >
> > > >:-)
> > > >
> > > >I'm working on a cleanup/review of the linear algebra classes.
> > > >Hopefully I can finish today and then I'm ready for a release.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > > Thank you for your replies.
> > > Yes, as you mentioned, I am using the old build system not the new
> > > Scons one.
> > > now, is there any document or example which shows how to use Scons as a
> > > build system for Fenics. Because I installed Fenics based on what has
> > > been mentioned in Download page of www.fenics.org using apt-get and
> > > also installed all the dependencies mentioned in Dolfin user manual but
> > > I could not find anything related to Scons in documentation.
> > >
> > > I hope as Anders said this new release will solve the problem.
> > >
> > > Hatef
> >
> >
> > See here:
> >
> > http://www.fenics.org/wiki/Compiling_DOLFIN
> >
> > --
> >
> > Anders
>
>
> This has been fixed:
>
> * The scons-based build process will create some pkg-config files,
> and try to write these files in the first writable directory in your
> PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment. We strongly suggest that you create a
> specific directory for this use by, e.g.,
Great, please edit the wiki. :-)
--
Anders
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