Installing MPI library

metzer52 · August 27, 2010, 4:53pm

Hello,
I am trying to install a program that requires to previously installed an MPI library. I have read this on the Installation guide, but Iii have no idea of what that is or how should I install it.
I hope you can help me. Thanks

DaaX · August 27, 2010, 10:33pm

Hi,

You can go in yast->install software and search for this library. Can you provide a link of the program you wish to install?

metzer52 · August 28, 2010, 12:05pm

Hi,
I have installed all I have found on yast regarding MPI (mpich, mpich-devel, openmpi and openmpi-devel) but when I install the programe, it still says that I have to instal the MPI library. Reading the intalation guide I understand that I still need something like mpich-library or openmpi-library.
Maybe I need to ad a repository containing an mpi library for Suse 10.3, but I dont know where to find it.
The program i want to install is: CitcomS — CIG
Thanks for your help

martin_helm · August 28, 2010, 3:04pm

metzer52 wrote:

>
> Hi,
> I have installed all I have found on yast regarding MPI (mpich,
> mpich-devel, openmpi and openmpi-devel) but when I install the programe,
> it still says that I have to instal the MPI library. Reading the
> intalation guide I understand that I still need something like
> mpich-library or openmpi-library.
> Maybe I need to ad a repository containing an mpi library for Suse
> 10.3, but I dont know where to find it.
> The program i want to install is: ‘CitcomS — CIG’
> (http://www.geodynamics.org/cig/software/citcoms)
> Thanks for your help
>
>
Is 10.3 a typo? You will not find proper repositories for 10.3 because it
long ago reached end of life.
I assume you meant 11.3.
If you tell me which version of citcoms you want to install (svn or 3.1.1) I
wil download it and check what you need to compile it and give you some
advice how to do it.
The mpi packages you mentioned and have installed should be the correct
ones.

martin_helm · August 28, 2010, 3:25pm

Your openmpi and opepenmpi-devel should be fine, what cicoms is really
missing is the mpicc command which can be installed with


sudo zypper install lam lam-devel

Then ./configure runs without errors and does not claim that you have no
mpi.

metzer52 · August 28, 2010, 5:57pm

Hi,
thank you. I finally could install citcoms following you instructions.
10.3 is not a typo. I have to use that version cause I have to use another program that only runs under that one.
Thank you.

martin_helm · August 28, 2010, 6:17pm

metzer52 wrote:

>
> Hi,
> thank you. I finally could install citcoms following you
> instructions.
> 10.3 is not a typo. I have to use that version cause I have to use
> another program that only runs under that one.
> Thank you.
>
>
Ok, I am glad you succeeded (since I have no chance to check it with a 10.x
version).

If you are interested, what about a new thread where you post the question
how to make your “other program” work with opensuse 11.3?
Sooner or later this problem will come up for you and you can obtain some
info in advance if someone was able to use it in 11.3 or knows how to make
it work in newer versions.

metzer52 · August 31, 2010, 6:44pm

Ok, I’ll try to do that.
Meanwhile, maybe you can help me with this:
I have finally managed to install CitcomS, but when I try to run it I get the next error message:
from mpi.Application import Application
ImportError: No module named mpi.Application

Any idea of what that is?

thank you

martin_helm · August 31, 2010, 11:59pm

metzer52 wrote:

>
> Ok, I’ll try to do that.
> Meanwhile, maybe you can help me with this:
> I have finally managed to install CitcomS, but when I try to run it I
> get the next error message:
> from mpi.Application import Application
> ImportError: No module named mpi.Application
>
> Any idea of what that is?
>
> thank you
>
>
Can you post exactly what you put on the command line to start it?
Did you run lamboot before?
Is that a python error message or do you run the c version of the commands?

suseTOMA · December 22, 2010, 10:39pm

hey there
just a thing i want to know,
i have two connected ad hoc opensuse 11.3 boxes
and i want to do some parallel programming
i’ve installed openmpi from software manager
but i want the program to use the other box processer and i dont know how
can anyone help?