[Users] Problem in installing Einstein Toolkit

Anisha Sharma sharma42002 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 18 11:24:41 CDT 2025


On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM Anisha Sharma <sharma42002 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Sir,
> I was trying to install Einstein Toolkit with the reference to the steps
> provided in the github page "
> https://github.com/einsteintoolkit/jupyter-et/blob/master/tutorial-server/notebooks/CactusTutorial.ipynb
> "... Its downloaded successfully upto step:  "*Configuring SimFactory for
> your machine*" but at the last step: "*Building the Einstein Toolkit*"
> with a command
> "*%%bash*
> *./simfactory/bin/sim build -j2 --thornlist thornlists/einsteintoolkit.th
> <http://einsteintoolkit.th>*" there is a problem every time i try to run
> it. I am trying to install it from the last 5-6 days. I even tried to have
> some help from ChatGPT but not able to fix it up. I am using ubuntu
> virtually in my window 11.
>
> The Error shows:
> "*make[1]: ***
> [/home/anisha/Cactus/Cactus/lib/make/make.configuration:150:
> /home/anisha/Cactus/Cactus/exe/cactus_sim] Error 1*
> *make: *** [Makefile:265: sim] Error 2*"
>
> And while running the sample code of hello world the output is :
> "*Warning: Current Working directory does not match Cactus sourcetree,
> changing to /home/anisha/Cactus/Cactus*
>
>
> *Parameter file:
> /home/anisha/Cactus/arrangements/CactusExamples/HelloWorld/par/HelloWorld.parError:
> Executable /home/anisha/Cactus/Cactus/exe/cactus_sim for configuration sim
> does not exist or is not readable*
> *Aborting Simfactory.*".... obviously because kit isn't installed
> successfully.
>
> I have attached the copy of my notebook in the pdf format for your
> reference.
>
> I greatly appreciate your help.
>
> with regards,
> Anisha Sharma
>
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