This is wierd. I don't think we've seen this error before. What kind of linux is this running? I'm guessing there is a problem on the system-software side.. [with threads]
Satish On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Ben Tay wrote: > Hi, > > sorry, it still can't work. Installation of Python is ok though. > > the error msg is the same though: > > > ================================================================================= > Configuring PETSc to compile on your > system > ================================================================================= > ********************************************************************************* > CONFIGURATION CRASH (Please send configure.log to > petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov) > ********************************************************************************* > > can't start new thread > File "config/configure.py", line 172, in petsc_configure > framework = config.framework.Framework(sys.argv[1:]+['--configModules= > PETSc.Configure','--optionsModule=PETSc.compilerOptions'], loadArgDB = 0) > File > "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7/python/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", > line 81, in __init__ > self.argDB['debugSections'] = ['screen'] > File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7/python/BuildSystem/RDict.py", > line 219, in __setitem__ > self.save() > File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7/python/BuildSystem/RDict.py", > line 639, in save > self.saveTimer.start() > File "/nas/home/enduser/g0306332/python-2.4/lib/python2.5/threading.py", > line 434, in start > _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ()) > > > > > > > > On 12/6/06, Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov> wrote: > > > > What linux is this? Just get python sources from http://python.org/ > > [sugest python-2.4] - and install your own copy - and try with it. > > > > configure python with: > > ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/python-2.4 > > make > > make install > > > > And configure PETSc with: > > ${HOME}/python-2.4/bin/python config/configure.py > > > > Satish > > > > > > On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Ben Tay wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I just tried but it's the same error. Any other suggestion? > > > > > > thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/5/06, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > You have a broken Python installation. You can work around this using > > > > the options --useThreads=0. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > On 12/5/06, Ben Tay <zonexo at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I tried to compile the library on a linux sys (xeon). It gives the > > error > > > > > msg: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************* > > > > > CONFIGURATION CRASH (Please send configure.log to > > > > > petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov) > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************* > > > > > > > > > > can't start new thread > > > > > > > > > > File "./config/configure.py", line 172, in petsc_configure > > > > > framework = > > > > > config.framework.Framework(sys.argv[1:]+['--configModules= > > > > PETSc.Configure','--optionsModule=PETSc.compilerOptions'], > > > > > loadArgDB = 0) > > > > > File > > > > > "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7 > > > > /python/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", > > > > > line 81, in __init__ > > > > > self.argDB['debugSections'] = ['screen'] > > > > > File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7 > > > > /python/BuildSystem/RDict.py", > > > > > line 219, in __setitem__ > > > > > self.save() > > > > > File "/nas/hpctmp/g0306332/petsc-2.3.2-p7 > > > > /python/BuildSystem/RDict.py", > > > > > line 639, in save > > > > > self.saveTimer.start() > > > > > File "/usr/lib/python2.2/threading.py", line 396, in > > > > > start > > > > > _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ()) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > May I know what's wrong? I also can't find any configure.log file. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "Failure has a thousand explanations. Success doesn't need one" -- Sir > > > > Alec Guiness > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
