[CIG-SHORT] Re: PyLith BC help

Rick Bennett rab at geo.arizona.edu
Fri Aug 31 11:30:54 PDT 2007


Perhaps it is Intel Core 2 Duo specific?

On Aug 31, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Matthew Knepley wrote:

> I give up. I have no idea why it will not recognize the PyLith
> executable. I have of course
> tested it on my machine, and Brad and Charles, who have Macs, have
> also run it. Leif,
> do you have any idea?
>
>   Matt
>
> On 8/31/07, Rick Bennett <rab at geo.arizona.edu> wrote:
>> I don't have a lot of experience with this debugger.  Here is a test
>> with the unix "more" command:
>>
>> pace:~/Documents/Writing/ExtensionModels/pylith_earthquake rab$  
>> gdb more
>> GNU gdb 6.3.50-20050815 (Apple version gdb-573) (Fri Oct 20 15:50:43
>> GMT 2006)
>> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and
>> you are
>> welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
>> conditions.
>> Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
>> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for
>> details.
>> This GDB was configured as "i386-apple-darwin"...Reading symbols for
>> shared libraries .... done
>>
>> (gdb) start
>> Function "main" not defined.
>> Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) n
>> Starting program: /usr/bin/more
>> Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
>> Missing filename ("less --help" for help)
>>
>> Program exited normally.
>> (gdb) quit
>>
>>
>> On Aug 31, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Matthew Knepley wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/31/07, Rick Bennett <rab at geo.arizona.edu> wrote:
>>>> yes, it appears to work:
>>>>
>>>> pace:~/Documents/Writing/ExtensionModels/pylith_earthquake rab$ gdb
>>>> GNU gdb 6.3.50-20050815 (Apple version gdb-573) (Fri Oct 20  
>>>> 15:50:43
>>>> GMT 2006)
>>>> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>>>> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License,  
>>>> and
>>>> you are
>>>> welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
>>>> conditions.
>>>> Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
>>>> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for
>>>> details.
>>>> This GDB was configured as "i386-apple-darwin".
>>>> (gdb) quit
>>>> pace:~/Documents/Writing/ExtensionModels/pylith_earthquake rab$
>>>
>>> You have not actually run with an executable here. The error says
>>> that it cannot
>>> understand the PyLith executable. Can this gdb understand other
>>> excutables on your
>>> system?
>>>
>>>   Matt
>>>
>>>> On Aug 31, 2007, at 11:00 AM, Matthew Knepley wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That is why the window kept closing on you. GDB is broken on this
>>>>> machine.
>>>>> Do you have a working debugger?
>>>>>
>>>>>   Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>     Matt
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/31/07, Rick Bennett <rab at geo.arizona.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> pace:~/Documents/Writing/ExtensionModels/pylith_earthquake rab$
>>>>>> pylith --petsc.start_in_debugger=noxterm earthquake.cfg
>>>>>>>> /Users/rab/pylith/pylith-1.0.1-darwin-powerpc/lib/python2.3/ 
>>>>>>>> site-
>>>>>> packages/pylith/utils/PetscManager.py:47:initialize
>>>>>> -- petsc(info)
>>>>>> -- Initializing PETSc.
>>>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: PETSC: Attaching gdb to /Users/rab/pylith/
>>>>>> pylith-1.0.1-darwin-powerpc/bin/mpinemesis of pid 1692 on
>>>>>> pace.local
>>>>>> GNU gdb 6.3.50-20050815 (Apple version gdb-573) (Fri Oct 20
>>>>>> 15:50:43
>>>>>> GMT 2006)
>>>>>> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>>>>>> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> you are
>>>>>> welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
>>>>>> conditions.
>>>>>> Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
>>>>>> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty"  
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> details.
>>>>>> This GDB was configured as "i386-apple-darwin"...
>>>>>> Architecture of file not recognized.
>>>>>> /Users/rab/Documents/Writing/ExtensionModels/pylith_earthquake/
>>>>>> 1692:
>>>>>> No such file or directory.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Aug 31, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Matthew Knepley wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You must have a problem with your windowing environment.  
>>>>>>> However,
>>>>>>> you can try
>>>>>>> --petsc.start_in_debugger=noxterm.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Matt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 8/31/07, Rick Bennett <rab at geo.arizona.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>> an xterm flashes in and out, disappearing almost  
>>>>>>>> instantaneously
>>>>>>>> after opening.   if any text appears I am unable to see it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Aug 31, 2007, at 9:38 AM, Matthew Knepley wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 8/31/07, Rick Bennett <rab at geo.arizona.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> no difference:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> pace:~/Documents/Writing/ExtensionModels/pylith_earthquake  
>>>>>>>>>> rab$
>>>>>>>>>> pylith --petsc.start_in_debugger --petsc.display=:0.0
>>>>>>>>>> earthquake.cfg
>>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/rab/pylith/pylith-1.0.1-darwin-powerpc/lib/ 
>>>>>>>>>>>> python2.3/
>>>>>>>>>>>> site-
>>>>>>>>>> packages/pylith/utils/PetscManager.py:47:initialize
>>>>>>>>>> -- petsc(info)
>>>>>>>>>> -- Initializing PETSc.
>>>>>>>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: PETSC: Attaching gdb to /Users/rab/pylith/
>>>>>>>>>> pylith-1.0.1-darwin-powerpc/bin/mpinemesis of pid 1521 on
>>>>>>>>>> display :
>>>>>>>>>> 0.0 on machine pace.local
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It says it is attaching to that display, but what about the
>>>>>>>>> rest?
>>>>>>>>> There is no
>>>>>>>>> error message. Did the xterm pop up?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   Matt
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 31, 2007, at 8:04 AM, Matthew Knepley wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/31/07, Rick Bennett <rab at geo.arizona.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> $ pylith --petsc.start_in_debugger earthquake.cfg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /Users/rab/pylith/pylith-1.0.1-darwin-powerpc/lib/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> python2.3/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> site-
>>>>>>>>>>>> packages/pylith/utils/PetscManager.py:47:initialize
>>>>>>>>>>>> -- petsc(info)
>>>>>>>>>>>> -- Initializing PETSc.
>>>>>>>>>>>> [0]PETSC ERROR: PETSC: Attaching gdb to /Users/rab/pylith/
>>>>>>>>>>>> pylith-1.0.1-darwin-powerpc/bin/mpinemesis of pid 1433 on
>>>>>>>>>>>> display :
>>>>>>>>>>>> 0.0 on machine pace.local
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, please add --petsc.display=:0.0
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>    Matt
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>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin
>>>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>>>> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any  
>>>>>>>>>>> results to
>>>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>>>> their experiments lead.
>>>>>>>>>>> -- Norbert Wiener
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin  
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to
>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>> their experiments lead.
>>>>>>>>> -- Norbert Wiener
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
>>>>>>> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to
>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>> their experiments lead.
>>>>>>> -- Norbert Wiener
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
>>>>> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to  
>>>>> which
>>>>> their experiments lead.
>>>>> -- Norbert Wiener
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
>>> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which
>>> their experiments lead.
>>> -- Norbert Wiener
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which
> their experiments lead.
> -- Norbert Wiener
>



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