One additional note with OpenMPI install: OpenMPI defaults to installing shared libraries - but does not use --rpath option within the mpicc wrapper - and requires user to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH - so that mpicc is useable.
So make sure you do this before running PETSc configure [or install openmpi static..] Satish On Wed, 5 Jan 2011, Satish Balay wrote: > --download-PACKAGE=PACKAGE.tar.gz usually works only with the > specified version with the URL listed in the corresponding PACKAGE.py > > However with MPI - you can install any impl/version separately with > your desired compilers [and not use --download-mpich or > --download-openmpi], and then configure PETSc with mpicc/mpif90 etc > from this install. > > Satish > > > On Wed, 5 Jan 2011, Jed Brown wrote: > > > Just use the most recent version unless you have a reason not to. PETSc does > > not depend on any specific versions (or implementations) of MPI. > > > > On Jan 5, 2011 7:55 AM, "Klaij, Christiaan" <C.Klaij at marin.nl> wrote: > > > > The manual states: > > > > "If one had to download a compatible external package manually, then the URL > > for this package is listed in configure source for this package. For > > example, check config/PETSc/packages/SuperLU.py for the url for download > > this package." > > > > But I cannot find anything like OpenMPI.py... Which version should I > > download? > > > > Chris > > > > > > dr. ir. Christiaan Klaij > > CFD Researcher > > Research & Development > > E mailto:C.Klaij at marin.nl > > T +31 317 49 33 44 > > > > MARIN > > 2, Haagsteeg, P.O. Box 28, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands > > T +31 317 49 39 11, F +31 317 49 32 45, I www.marin.nl > > > >
