Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: Michael Sievers <sieversm@Terrok-Nor.desy.de>
Subject: Re: PVM 3.3.11 vs RedHat 5.0
Organization: DESY
Date: 23 Jun 1998 15:43:48 GMT
Message-ID: <6moifk$69c$1@claire.desy.de>

Jaume Catarineu spoke these words of wisdom:
: Hi,

: I've tried to install the PVM 3.3.11 over a Linux platform (Redhat 5.0).

: But the first problem I've found is at the compiling time. When I type
: the 'make' instruction I take the follow message:

:   [root@amadeus /usr/local/pvm3]# PVM_ROOT=/usr/local/pvm3
:   [root@amadeus /usr/local/pvm3]# PVM_DPATH=$PVM_ROOT/lib/pvmd
:   [root@amadeus /usr/local/pvm3]# export PVM_ROOT PVM_DPATH
:   [root@amadeus /usr/local/pvm3]# make
:   building in src
:   cd src; ../lib/aimk install
:   making in UNKNOWN/ for UNKNOWN
:   make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/pvm3/src/UNKNOWN'
:   make[1]: /usr/local/pvm3/conf/UNKNOWN.def: No such file or directory
:   make[1]: *** No rule to make target
:            `/usr/local/pvm3/conf/UNKNOWN.def'.    Stop.
:   make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/pvm3/src/UNKNOWN'
:   make: *** [s] Error 2

[...]

: What's the problem? Can someone to tell me who he/she has installed
: this version of PVM pver a Linux platform?

Hi,

I compiled pvm 3.3.11 on a SuSE 5.1 system, and I think I had a problem
with the 'UNKNOWN', too. You will have to take a look at
 <PVMDIR>/lib/pvmgetarch
This script gives pvm a hint as to what platform it is running on
and you should make sure it returns valid values (LINUX).

If you are compiling on a PPro or Pentium II, it will probably be enough to
change the line reading
         Linux,i[345]86 )        ARCH=LINUX ;;
to
         Linux,i[3456]86 )        ARCH=LINUX ;;
so that the 686 is recognized as a linux system.

Bye,
Mike


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