In Step 7. for Build your FreeFEM library and executable, this package build was stopped with error related to NLopt build. This seemed to caused by config.guess in the NLopt 2.2.4.
The same error message can be reproduced from a set of NLopt 2.2.4 source files as follows
$ wget http://ab-initio.mit.edu/nlopt/nlopt-2.2.4.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf nlopt-2.2.4.tar.gz
$ nlopt-2.2.4/config.guess
nlopt-2.2.4/config.guess: unable to guess system type
This script, last modified 2009-04-27, has failed to recognize
the operating system you are using. It is advised that you
download the most up to date version of the config scripts from
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD
and
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.sub;hb=HEAD
If the version you run (nlopt-2.2.4/config.guess) is already up to date, please
send the following data and any information you think might be
pertinent to <[config-patches@gnu.org](mailto:config-patches@gnu.org)> in order to provide the needed
information to handle your system.
config.guess timestamp = 2009-04-27
uname -m = aarch64
uname -r = 5.15.49-linuxkit
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Sep 13 07:51:32 UTC 2022
/usr/bin/uname -p =
/bin/uname -X =
hostinfo =
/bin/universe =
/usr/bin/arch -k =
/bin/arch =
/usr/bin/oslevel =
/usr/convex/getsysinfo =
UNAME_MACHINE = aarch64
UNAME_RELEASE = 5.15.49-linuxkit
UNAME_SYSTEM = Linux
UNAME_VERSION = #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Sep 13 07:51:32 UTC 2022
To avoid this error, download the NLopt 2.7.1 source files from the NLopt documentation page (NLopt - NLopt Documentation), built them individually, and then used --with-nlopt-include='-I/usr/ local/include/' option in FreeFEM configure and built.
Similarly, Ipopt 3.12.4 had an error about configure.guess, so I downloaded and built Ipopt 3.14.11 from the Ipopt page (coin-or/Ipopt: COIN-OR Interior Point Optimizer IPOPT) and finally added --with-nlopt- include='-I/usr/local/include/' --with-ipopt-include='-I/usr/local/include/coin-or/' to the configure option of FreeFEM build, then I no longer get errors with FreeFEM build.
I'm a bit confused because the Ipopt 3.12.4 source file doesn't seem to include config.guess. Also, I passed Ipopt directive in configure for FreeFem build, but it seems that FreeFem build refers to the library in coin/*, so I copied all files in /usr/local/include/coin-or/ and saved them in /usr/local/include/coin-or/coin/ to avoid the error.
I'm not having trouble so far, but is there a solution to avoid this error when successfully installing from source files?
Hi, thank you very much for managing this great software. I've found an installation problem and will share that with you.
I have attempted to install FreeFEM on a MacBook running Debian11 on Docker.
Environmnet:
Procedures that cause problems:
I downloaded the source files from Github repository (FreeFem/FreeFem-sources: FreeFEM source code) and followed the Compilation on Ubuntu section in Installation guide.
In Step 7. for Build your FreeFEM library and executable, this package build was stopped with error related to NLopt build. This seemed to caused by config.guess in the NLopt 2.2.4.
The same error message can be reproduced from a set of NLopt 2.2.4 source files as follows
To avoid this error, download the NLopt 2.7.1 source files from the NLopt documentation page (NLopt - NLopt Documentation), built them individually, and then used
--with-nlopt-include='-I/usr/ local/include/'option in FreeFEMconfigureand built.Similarly, Ipopt 3.12.4 had an error about
configure.guess, so I downloaded and built Ipopt 3.14.11 from the Ipopt page (coin-or/Ipopt: COIN-OR Interior Point Optimizer IPOPT) and finally added--with-nlopt- include='-I/usr/local/include/' --with-ipopt-include='-I/usr/local/include/coin-or/'to theconfigureoption of FreeFEM build, then I no longer get errors with FreeFEM build.I'm a bit confused because the Ipopt 3.12.4 source file doesn't seem to include
config.guess. Also, I passed Ipopt directive inconfigurefor FreeFem build, but it seems that FreeFem build refers to the library incoin/*, so I copied all files in/usr/local/include/coin-or/and saved them in/usr/local/include/coin-or/coin/to avoid the error.I'm not having trouble so far, but is there a solution to avoid this error when successfully installing from source files?
Thank you