I added the link back in. It is updated to fit with the current DOLFIN version, also all packages are updated with links to the newest version: http://www.fenics.org/wiki/A_detailed_guide_to_installing_DOLFIN
Should we add something about SyFi not being a dependency here? This would include CLN and GiNaC. This is a nice approach for those using less popular Linux distributions. ilmar Anders Logg wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:52:12AM +0200, Ilmar Wilbers wrote: > >> I noticed the link to 'A detailed guide to installing dolfin' >> (http://www.fenics.org/wiki/A_detailed_guide_to_installing_DOLFIN) is >> removed from http://fenics.org/wiki/DOLFIN#Installation >> > > Yes, I removed it since it was no longer current. > > >> However, it still shows up when googling for dolfin installation. So >> maybe it should be linked against something else? >> > > The best thing would be to update it and then add back the link. > > >> Alternatively, it needs to be revised: >> -new version of all packages >> -no need to run bjam for boost (we only use header files) >> -use openmpi instead of mpich >> -add enable-shared=1 to petsc >> > > >> -add externalpackages from petsc to LD_LIBRARY_PATH (as we make it >> > > Is this really needed if PETSc is compiled with --enable-shared=1? > > >> download and install hypre and umfpack) >> -use scons >> >> Should we install umfpack ourselves instead of making petsc do it? >> > > I always let PETSc download umfpack, but I'm not sure why. > > >> Do we really need hypre? >> > > It provides (algebraic) multigrid which is really useful. > > >> If you provide me with some feedback I could go through this on a clean >> machine, update this, and add the link back to the dolfin page on the wiki. >> > > Would be very nice! > > I guess it would be good if the installation guide was very similar to > the way Johannes builds the Ubuntu package (and kept in sync if > something in the build changes in the future). > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > DOLFIN-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.fenics.org/mailman/listinfo/dolfin-dev > _______________________________________________ DOLFIN-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.fenics.org/mailman/listinfo/dolfin-dev
