What about cygwin? PETSc can be built on cygwin (with some effort, sometimes). Can libmesh just use PETSc's configuration on cygwin?
Dmitry. On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Derek Gaston <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Sonya Blade <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > I would like to know how is the proper way of compiliing the libmesh > > under Win32 > > > We get this question every once in a while... The best answer is: you > don't. > > Seriously, libMesh is a UNIX library built to operate in a UNIX > environment... Windows just doesn't cut it. Yes, you could spend forever > on it and _maybe_ get it to work... but it won't ever work very well and > you will always have problems going forward (because we don't test on > Windows or think of Windows at all in the development of the library it > will inevitably continually break on you). Further, to get any real work > done with libMesh you are going to need a ton of dependent tools and > libraries that you're going to have just as much trouble with on Windows... > > Your best bet: http://www.ubuntu.com/ > > If you _must_ have Windows for other work you are doing then install Linux > as a dual-boot or in a virtual machine (like VMWare). Otherwise... if you > are looking at libMesh then you are getting into scientific computing: and > that means snuggling up to UNIX. > > Do yourself a favor and just bite the bullet and learn how to use a UNIXish > OS (Linux, OSX, etc). It will serve you well as you continue down the path > of scientific computing. > > Finally... I have to ask... and I am honestly being curious here.... is > Sonya Blade your real name? Or just a nickname or something?? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Blade > > I apologize if you get that question all the time... I just couldn't > resist! > > (Yes, I have spent entirely too much time playing Mortal Kombat in my > life... yes I am that kind of loser ;-) > > Derek > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Libmesh-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libmesh-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Libmesh-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libmesh-users
