[CIG-SHORT] Re: PyLith BC help

Matthew Knepley knepley at gmail.com
Fri Aug 31 11:33:08 PDT 2007


The tarball says powerpc, so it should not be built for Intel. Is that
right Leif?

   Matt

On 8/31/07, Rick Bennett <rab at geo.arizona.edu> wrote:
> 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
> >
>
>


-- 
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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