[Users] Problem with compiling Einstein Toolkit on Cray system

[Erik Schnetter]

Lucy

Have you tried using the Einstein Toolkit on Queen Bee, as suggested here <
https://docs.einsteintoolkit.org/et-docs/Tutorial_for_New_Users>?

-erik

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:56 AM, L.S. Oswald <lo280 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear Erik
>
> In general I've been using the commands at https://docs.einsteintoolkit.o
> rg/et-docs/Simplified_Tutorial_for_New_Users. I have tried configuring
> with the debian.cfg file and also attempted creating my own configuration
> file. Moving onto a different computer solved my MPI issue but produced a
> new error, which I've written about in my reply to Rahul. I'm afraid I
> don't know what type of computer I'm using now but I should be able to find
> out tomorrow.
>
> Hopefully my other email gives an overview of my latest problem. I attach
> the full log of the output received when building the toolkit.
>
> Many thanks for your help,
>
> Lucy
>
>
> On 2016-09-06 5:41 pm, Erik Schnetter wrote:
>
>> Lucy
>>
>> The Simulation Factory has several example option lists for Cray
>> systems; look e.g. at bluewaters or edison. I don't recommend changing
>> the "config-info" file, since this file will be overwritten. Instead,
>> you can set such options in your option list.
>>
>> If you need more help, then we'll need more details: What kind of Cray
>> system is this? What options did you pass when you configured the
>> Einstein Toolkit? What output did you receive while configuring? etc.
>>
>> -erik
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 12:47 PM, L.S. Oswald <lo280 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>>>
>>> I'm attempting to install the Einstein Toolkit on Dora, which is a
>>> Cray
>>> system supercomputer. In doing so I came across the following
>>> error:
>>>
>>> Configuration script for thorn MPI returned exit code 5
>>> Error message: 'MPI could not be configured: neither
>>> automatic nor
>>> manual configuration succeeded'
>>>
>>> In addition the log stated that:
>>> No MPI compiler wrapper found beneath MPI_DIR (MPI_DIR =
>>> /usr)
>>>
>>> I subsequently discovered that it was looking in the wrong place
>>> for the
>>> MPI root directory and that the reason it was looking under /usr
>>> instead
>>> of /opt/cray/mpt/7.3.2/gni/mpich-cray/8.3 was because that was the
>>> setting in the ubuntu configuration file that I had used when
>>> configuring SimFactory. On a reattempt therefore I did not use the
>>> ubuntu.cfg file when configuring SimFactory, and got the following
>>> error
>>> instead:
>>>
>>> Configuring with flesh MPI
>>> Warning: use of flesh MPI via MPI option is deprecated and
>>> should be replaced with the thorn ExternalLibraries/MPI and its
>>> MPI_DIR
>>> option
>>> MPI selected, but no known MPI method - what is
>>> "/opt/cray/mpt/7.3.2/gni/mpich-cray/8.3" ?
>>>
>>> Attempts at altering the Makefile and the config-info file resulted
>>> in
>>> either no change, or more errors.
>>>
>>> Please would you be able to advise me on the correct way to specify
>>> the
>>> root directory for MPI?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Lucy Oswald
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>>
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>>
>> Erik Schnetter <schnetter at cct.lsu.edu>
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>


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