Re: [ptp-user] building ptp perspective issues

[Clement Kam Man Chu <clement.chu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jonathan R Chu wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Clement Kam Man Chu <clement.chu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, June 7, 2007 8:47 pm
> Subject: Re: [ptp-user] building ptp perspective issues
> To: PTP User list <ptp-user@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>   
> > Hi Jonathan,
> >
> >    You need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to /usr/local/openmpi/lib.
> >     
>
> Is this because eclipse itself still needs to know specifically where the library files are to run the perspective?
>
>   
PTP plugin is dynamically linked against the OpenMPI libraries, so it 
needs to be able to locate your OpenMPI libraries in order to run.

Clement
> > Clement
> >
> > Jonathan R Chu wrote:
> >     
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm being trying to build PTP for two days now. I found some of 
> > >       
> > the errors and partial solutions here and would like to share what 
> > I have done, as well as ask for solutions since my build still 
> > doesn't work.
> >     
> > > I'm using CentOS 5.
> > >
> > > First, I installed Sun Java JRE5 since according to the specs, 
> > >       
> > PTP doesn't work with linux's Java.
> >     
> > > I then installed openMPI with the following:
> > >
> > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openmpi --with-devel-headers
> > > make
> > > sudo make install
> > >
> > > I opted to symlink the symlinks in /usr/local/openmpi in /usr/bin 
> > >       
> > instead of adding the folder to the path.
> >     
> > > and then downoaded PTP/PLDT and put the corresponding files in 
> > >       
> > the plugins and features folders.
> >     
> > > With just the command
> > > ./BUILD
> > > I got errors about the C Compiler not being able to compile. This 
> > >       
> > can be traced down to missing libraries as told by the config.log:
> >     
> > > ./a.out: error while loading shared libraries: libmpi.so.0: 
> > >       
> > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> >     
> > > This is due to that fact that I installed OpenMPI in a non-
> > >       
> > default location.
> >     
> > > Other's have pointed out that they added the path to 
> > >       
> > LD_LIBRARY_PATH. But there is a better way to fix this.
> >     
> > > Setting CFLAGS=-I/location/to/openmpi's/include and LDFLAGS="-
> > >       
> > L/location/to/openmpi's/lib -Wl, -rpath,/location/to/openmpi's/lib"
> >     
> > > So the final configure like is:
> > > CFLAGS=-I/usr/local/openmpi/include LDFLAGS="-
> > >       
> > L/usr/local/openmpi/lib -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/openmpi/lib" sh BUILD
> >     
> > > Having gotten this far, I still have an error:
> > > Problem opening perspective 'org.eclipse.ptp.ui.PTPRunPerspective'
> > > which tells me nothing about what's wrong. Where should I look now?
> > >
> > > Looking Forward,
> > > --
> > > Hope is a dimension of the spirit. It is not outside us, but 
> > >       
> > within us.
> >     
> > > When you lose it, you must seek it again within yourself
> > > and in people around you -- not in objects or even events.	-
> > > -Vaclav Havel
> > > --
> > > Chu, Jonathan
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> > >       
> > --
> > Clement Kam Man Chu
> > Research Assistant
> > School of Computer Science & Software Engineering
> > Monash University, Caulfield Campus
> > Ph: 61 3 9903 2355
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Clement Kam Man Chu
Research Assistant
School of Computer Science & Software Engineering
Monash University, Caulfield Campus
Ph: 61 3 9903 2355