Hi Carlo, Here is the output:
octave:5> pkg install -verbose openmpi_ext-1.1.0.tar.gz mkdir (/tmp/oct-8OOYmQ) untar (openmpi_ext-1.1.0.tar.gz, /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ) make: Entering directory `/tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src' mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Init.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Initialized.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Comm_rank.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Comm_size.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Finalize.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Finalized.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Send.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Recv.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Iprobe.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Probe.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Barrier.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Comm_Load.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Comm_Test.cc mkoctfile -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include -I/usr/lib/openmpi/include/openmpi -lpthread -L/usr/lib/openmpi/lib -lmpi_cxx -lmpi -lopen-rte -lopen-pal -ldl -Wl,--export-dynamic -lnsl -lutil -lm -ldl MPI_Get_processor_name.cc make: Leaving directory `/tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src' copyfile /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Barrier.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Comm_Load.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Comm_Test.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Comm_rank.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Comm_size.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Finalize.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Finalized.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Get_processor_name.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Init.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Initialized.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Iprobe.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Probe.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Recv.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/src/MPI_Send.oct /tmp/oct-8OOYmQ/openmpi_ext/inst/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-api-v37 If I use "ver", openmpi_ext shows up without a "*" next to it. I believe that signals improper installation. octave:6> ver ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GNU Octave Version 3.2.4 GNU Octave License: GNU General Public License Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 27 17:03:23 UTC 2012 x86_64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name | Version | Installation directory -------------------+---------+----------------------- benchmark | 1.1.1 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/benchmark-1.1.1 communications *| 1.0.10 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/communications-1.0.10 control *| 1.0.11 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/control-1.0.11 data-smoothing *| 1.2.3 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/data-smoothing-1.2.3 econometrics *| 1.0.8 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/econometrics-1.0.8 financial *| 0.3.2 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/financial-0.3.2 ga *| 0.9.8 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/ga-0.9.8 general *| 1.2.2 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/general-1.2.2 gsl *| 1.0.8 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/gsl-1.0.8 image *| 1.0.14 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/image-1.0.14 io *| 1.0.14 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/io-1.0.14 java *| 1.2.8 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/java-1.2.8 linear-algebra *| 2.1.0 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/linear-algebra-2.1.0 mapping *| 1.0.7 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/mapping-1.0.7 miscellaneous *| 1.0.11 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/miscellaneous-1.0.11 missing-functions *| 1.0.2 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/missing-functions-1.0.2 nan *| 2.4.4 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/nan-2.4.4 nnet *| 0.1.13 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/nnet-0.1.13 octcdf *| 1.0.13 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/octcdf-1.0.13 octgpr *| 1.2.0 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/octgpr-1.2.0 odepkg *| 0.6.12 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/odepkg-0.6.12 openmpi_ext | 1.1.0 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/openmpi_ext-1.1.0 optim *| 1.0.17 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/optim-1.0.17 optiminterp *| 0.3.3 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/optiminterp-0.3.3 parallel *| 2.0.5 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/parallel-2.0.5 plot *| 1.0.8 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/plot-1.0.8 signal *| 1.0.11 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/signal-1.0.11 specfun *| 1.0.9 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/specfun-1.0.9 splines *| 1.0.7 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/splines-1.0.7 statistics *| 1.0.10 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/statistics-1.0.10 strings *| 1.0.7 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/strings-1.0.7 struct *| 1.0.9 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/struct-1.0.9 symbolic *| 1.0.9 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/symbolic-1.0.9 time *| 1.0.9 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/time-1.0.9 tsa *| 4.1.0 | /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/tsa-4.1.0 None of the MPI commands are found. octave:7> help MPI_Init error: help: `MPI_Init' not found octave:7> help MPI_Send error: help: `MPI_Send' not found Best regards, Sukanta On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:57 PM, c. <carlo.defa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > please keep the list in CC as others may find this discussion useful > > On 30 Aug 2012, at 18:45, Sukanta Basu wrote: > >> Hi Carlo, >> >> I tried to install the new openmpi_ext version. > thanks for trying it! > >> However, it won't compile properly on Octave 3.2.4. > I did not knowingly introduce anything that would make this release > incompatible with > Octave 3.2.4 what exactly is the problem you get in installing? > It would be helpful if you could try installing with the "-verbose" option > enabled > > pkg install -verbose openmpi_ext-1.1.0.tar.gz > > and send me the output > >> Since Ubuntu 12.04 does not yet have >> Octave 3.6 (unofficial version does exist), I could not test it on >> 3.6. >> >> The next release of Ubuntu will happen in October and will include >> 3.6.2. I will probably wait for this release. > You don't need to wait for a new Ubuntu release to get newer binaries for > Ubuntu > you could just use one of the links listed here: > > http://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_GNU/Linux#Unofficial_binaries > >> Best regards, >> Sukanta > c. > -- Sukanta Basu Associate Professor North Carolina State University http://www4.ncsu.edu/~sbasu5/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev