Brilliant! That seems to have worked. Many thanks again for your time.
> From: jsquy...@cisco.com > To: us...@open-mpi.org > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 21:58:55 +0000 > Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Noob installation problem > > Ah. > > The problem is that you're trying to build OMPI in a directory that contains > a space: > > /Users/wildes/Desktop/untitled folder/openmpi-1.8.3 > > Make that "untitled-folder" or "untitled_folder" or even "foo" -- anything > without a space. Then you should be good. > > Most Linux/POSIX-ish systems don't react well to directories with a space in > them. Somewhat embarrassingly, it looks like our configure script (or, more > specifically, lib event's configure script, which OMPI contains) doesn't > handle directories with spaces in them. > > > > > On Dec 2, 2014, at 4:42 PM, Wildes Andrew <andywil...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Jeff, > > > > Many thanks for your rapid reply. > > > > Please find the relevant file attached. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Andrew > > > > > From: jsquy...@cisco.com > > > To: us...@open-mpi.org > > > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 19:50:35 +0000 > > > Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Noob installation problem > > > > > > This is new -- I haven't seen configure fail for libevent before. :-) > > > > > > Can you send the file opal/mca/event/libevent2021/libevent/config.log? > > > (please compress) > > > > > > > > > On Dec 2, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Wildes Andrew <andywil...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Timothy, > > > > > > > > Many thanks for your e-mail, and my apologies for replying so late. > > > > > > > > You were quite right - the GCC compiler installation is faulty. I > > > > downloaded and reinstalled Xcode, and now am substantially further. > > > > Compiling "Hello World" now works :) > > > > > > > > I'm still running into some sort of compiler problem, though, as it > > > > tells me that "C compiler cannot create executables" for the > > > > libevent2021 MCA component event. > > > > > > > > Looking in the config.log (attached), I see a bunch of routines that > > > > apparently cannot compile, while there are others that can. It seems > > > > I'm still missing something. If anyone had any ideas I'd be most > > > > grateful to hear them. > > > > > > > > Again, my apologies for asking such basic questions, and many many > > > > thanks in advance for any help you can give. > > > > > > > > With warm regards, > > > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > From: timothy.brow...@colorado.edu > > > > > To: us...@open-mpi.org > > > > > Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:19:41 -0700 > > > > > Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Noob installation problem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 24, 2014, at 3:45 AM, Wildes Andrew <andywil...@hotmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been trying to install OpenMPI (v. 1.8.3) on my mac (OS > > > > > > 10.6.8). I have gcc in my path (v. 4.6.0). The ./configure routine > > > > > > finds it, but says that it doesn't work. > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking through config.log (attached), I see that it's trying to > > > > > > access 'conftest.c'. This file isn't found (it doesn't seem to be > > > > > > in the openmpi compressed file, nor is it anywhere to be found > > > > > > elsewhere on my mac), and I suspect that it's at this point that > > > > > > the compilation attempt terminates. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sorry to bother you with what is probably a trivial problem. > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In looking through your log, there are a couple of things. > > > > > > > > > > Firstly, it complains that gcc can not create executables. Line 16: > > > > > > > > > > configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables > > > > > > > > > > Secondly, line 114: > > > > > > > > > > gcc: error trying to exec 'as': execvp: No such file or directory > > > > > > > > > > I'm thinking the first error is from stderr/stdout, while your > > > > > config.log starts at line 25. Yes? > > > > > > > > > > So on OS X have you installed Xcode and all it's dependencies? Are > > > > > you using MacPorts, HomeBrew or Fink? Or any other package manager? > > > > > Are you able to compile anything? A simple (non-mpi) hello world or > > > > > some such? > > > > > > > > > > The program `as` is an assembler (translates assembly code to object > > > > > code). > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > > > Timothy > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > users mailing list > > > > > us...@open-mpi.org > > > > > Subscription: http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > > > > > Link to this post: > > > > > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2014/11/25862.php > > > > <NewCompileProbs.tar>_______________________________________________ > > > > users mailing list > > > > us...@open-mpi.org > > > > Subscription: http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > > > > Link to this post: > > > > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2014/12/25905.php > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jeff Squyres > > > jsquy...@cisco.com > > > For corporate legal information go to: > > > http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > users mailing list > > > us...@open-mpi.org > > > Subscription: http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > > > Link to this post: > > > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2014/12/25906.php > > <config.log.bz2>_______________________________________________ > > users mailing list > > us...@open-mpi.org > > Subscription: http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > > Link to this post: > > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2014/12/25909.php > > > -- > Jeff Squyres > jsquy...@cisco.com > For corporate legal information go to: > http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/ > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > us...@open-mpi.org > Subscription: http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > Link to this post: > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2014/12/25910.php
