To install elemental - you use: --download-elemental=1 [not --download-elemental-commit=v0.87.7]
Satish On Wed, 21 Aug 2019, Lailai Zhu via petsc-users wrote: > hi, dear petsc developers, > > I am having a problem when using the external solver elemental. > I installed petsc3.10.5 version with the flag > --download-elemental-commit=v0.87.7 > the installation seems to be ok. However, it seems that i may not be able > to use the elemental solver though. > > I followed this page > https://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/petsc-current/docs/manualpages/Mat/MATELEMENTAL.html > to interface the elemental solver, namely, > MatSetType(A,MATELEMENTAL); > or set it via the command line '*-mat_type elemental*', > > in either case, i will get the following error, > > [0]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message > -------------------------------------------------------------- > [0]PETSC ERROR: Unknown type. Check for miss-spelling or missing package: > http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/installation.html#external > [0]PETSC ERROR: Unknown Mat type given: elemental > [0]PETSC ERROR: See http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/documentation/faq.html for > trouble shooting. > [0]PETSC ERROR: Petsc Release Version 3.10.5, Mar, 28, 2019 > > May i ask whether there will be a way or some specific petsc versions that are > able to use the elemental solver? > > Thanks in advance, > > best, > lailai >
