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Re: libboost_program_options is not included during linking process

 

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Andre Massing <massing@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Den 11.11.10 20.55, skrev Anders Logg:
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 08:45:39PM +0100, Andre Massing wrote:
>>>
>>> Den 11.11.10 18.50, skrev Anders Logg:
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 06:34:38PM +0100, Andre Massing wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Den 11.11.10 17.23, skrev Johannes Ring:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Andre Massing<massing@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Den 11.11.10 15.23, skrev Johannes Ring:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Andre Massing<massing@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>    wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Den 11.11.10 15.04, skrev Johannes Ring:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Andre Massing<massing@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I just encountered another strange error during compilation of
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> latest
>>>>>>>>>>> dolfin development
>>>>>>>>>>> version on a Mac OS X platform. I got the error
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Linking CXX shared library libdolfin.dylib
>>>>>>>>>>> [..]
>>>>>>>>>>> Undefined symbols:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  "boost::program_options::validation_error::validation_error(boost::program_options::validation_error::kind_t,
>>>>>>>>>>> std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
>>>>>>>>>>> std::allocator<char>
>>>>>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>>>>> const&, std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>,
>>>>>>>>>>> std::allocator<char>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> const&)", referenced from:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Switching VERBOSE=1 reveals that libboost_program_options was not
>>>>>>>>>>> included
>>>>>>>>>>> in the list of libs to link with.
>>>>>>>>>>> Any clue how to fix that?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I had a similar problem a few days ago. I think it was after I did
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> clean build of DOLFIN that the problem went away. Have you tried
>>>>>>>>>> that?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Johannes
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Actually I started with a clean build in the first place :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Okay, could you attach your CMakeCache.txt file?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Attached.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks. It looks okay so I don't really know. You could try to specify
>>>>>> the Boost libraries manually, like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -DBoost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/opt/local/lib/libboost_program_options-mt.dylib
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you sure you have the latests DOLFIN? And does it work if you
>>>>>> revert back to revision 5236?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried both, and neither one helped. I am really stuck now,
>>>>> since I can not compile any of my dolfin libs :(
>>>>
>>>> Install Ubuntu Maverick on your MacBook. Not only will you escape your
>>>> Boost troubles but you will get algebraic multigrid, a working package
>>>> manager, and a free/open-source OS. ;-)
>>>
>>> As my last investigation showed, might run into the same trouble as
>>> soon as ubuntu updates cmake,
>>> maybe you will be saved from this because the brave Mac users hit it
>>> first :)  And I have to admit that I
>>> am very happy with my battery time, suspend and hibernate modus ;)
>>> and a working graphic card. (Old issue wasn't
>>> resolved with Maverick!)
>>> BTW, I just checked the changelog of cmake
>>> and it seems there were quite some changes in the cmake
>>> findBoost.cmake from 2.8.2 to 2.8.3.
>>> So it seems, that is really cmake related
>>> An concerning the last argument about petsc and amg: Fresh news from
>>> my *Mac OS X* , just ran NS demo:
>>>
>>> Computing tentative velocity
>>>   Applying boundary conditions to linear system.
>>>   Solving linear system of size 3874 x 3874 (PETSc Krylov solver).
>>>   PETSc Krylov solver (gmres, ilu) converged in 6 iterations.
>>> Computing pressure correction
>>>   Applying boundary conditions to linear system.
>>>   Applying boundary conditions to linear system.
>>>   Solving linear system of size 505 x 505 (PETSc Krylov solver).
>>>   PETSc Krylov solver (gmres, hypre) converged in 5 iterations.
>>>   PETSc Krylov solver Hypre preconditioner method: boomeramg
>>> Computing velocity correction
>>>   Applying boundary conditions to linear system.
>>>   Solving linear system of size 3874 x 3874 (PETSc Krylov solver).
>>>   PETSc Krylov solver (gmres, ilu) converged in 6 iterations.
>>> Time-stepping
>>> [=======================================================] 100.0%
>>>
>>> So finally I got openmpi running with fortran and have a full petsc
>>> installation on my Mac. :-D

Please share the magical incantations that made this possible.

-- Andy

>>
>> Great work! But I don't understand why you want to go through all that
>> pain. I need something that just works (=Ubuntu)! :-)
>
> Well,  the same reasoning (should just work) applies the other way around
> and pushed me away from Ubuntu, since it was not (is still not possible)  to
> fix opengl issues for graphic cards even if there exists a rather
> established open source driver.
> And probably all the bad memories of pain in the beginning with getting
> things running on Ubuntu are fading away :)
> But in the end it is just a matter of taste and  habits, even if you think I
> have a bad taste :)
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Andre
>
>> --
>> Anders
>>
>
>
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