[CIG-SHORT] PyLith tutorial at CIG16: things you need to do **before** the tutorial

[Brad Aagaard]

Ravi,

Please send the config.log file for the PyLith configure that is in an 
infinite loop, so we can diagnose this further. It it is large, gzip the 
log file.

Thanks,
Brad


On 06/13/2016 08:13 AM, Ravi Kanda wrote:
> Hi Brad,
>
> I am trying to install Pylith on Ubuntu 14 with the latest source
> installer tarball (2.1.0-3).  I already have previous (apt-get)
> installations of mpi2, python/numpy, netcdf4, proj4, and cppunit. So, I
> am using the "DESKTOP-LINUX-MINIMAL" options as described in the
> "INSTALL" file.  Running config from directory $PYLITHROOT/src/pylith,
> which also contains the pylith installer directory,
> 'pylith-installer-2.1.0-3'.  I am running into config problems (attached
> CONFIG.LOG), which I hope is due to a stupid mistake on my part:
>
> (1) I get two "command not found" or "No such file or directory" errors
> when I unset or set, respectively, the CPPFLAGS env variable related to
> the following:
>       - configure:22278: checking cppunit/TestRunner.h presence
>       - configure:23244: checking netcdfcpp.h presence
> The appropriate include-dir for the above on my system is /usr/include,
> which I thought was 'standard'.  Also, in both cases, I see something
> like the following below each of these items (line numbers purged):
>      "... accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!
>       ... WARNING: ... : proceeding with the compiler's result"
>
> (2)  Then configure seems to go into an "infinite loop" after looking
> for 'netcdfcpp.h', printing out lines containing only the string "=yes"
> (see attached STDOUT capture).  When I look at system processes in
> 'top', I see an executable with the name 'yes' running away.
>
> Any tips will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Ravi.
> ===============================================
>
> On 06/06/2016 10:48 AM, Brad Aagaard wrote:
>> PyLith Tutorial: Things you need to do **before** the tutorial
>>
>>   IMPORTANT: We expect you to make use of the extensive documentation
>>   and online instructions **BEFORE** the tutorial. This will allow us
>>   to make better use of the limited time for tutorials at the
>>   CIG16 meeting.
>>
>>   1. Install PyLith, ParaView, and CUBIT/Trelis. See the instructions
>>   at the bottom of the tutorial webpage. PyLith and Paraview are
>>   open-source with binary packages available; Trelis has a 30-day
>>   free trial. Some institutions may already have Trelis licenses, so
>>   ask around your department to see if you can use an existing
>>   license.
>>
>>   For the tutorial, we will be using PyLith v2.2.0, ParaView 5.0.1,
>>   CUBIT 15.1 (US gov't agencies), and Trelis 16.0.2 (everyone
>>   else). PyLith v2.2.0 will be released shortly before the
>>   tutorial. It will include some bug fixes and improvements to the
>>   manual. We recommend getting familiar with v2.1.0 as it is very
>>   similar.
>>
>>   2. Read the software manuals!
>>
>>   3. View the videos from last year's tutorials that are available
>>   online at https://wiki.geodynamics.org/software:pylith:start (2015
>>   Crustal Deformation Modeling Tutorial). Work through the examples
>>   that are discused.
>>
>>   4. If possible, come to the workshop with an idea of what you want
>>   to model. In general, we recommend starting with a small, 2-D
>>   simplified version to play with during the workshop and then
>>   gradually adding complexity to achieve the desired final
>>   model. Participants who follow this advice get the most out of the
>>   tutorials!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Brad Aagaard
>> Charles Williams
>> Matt Knepley
>