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= Introduction =
 
= Introduction =
 
This page is dedicated to explaining how to install {{OpenFOAM}} {{version1.7.1}} in openSUSE.
 
This page is dedicated to explaining how to install {{OpenFOAM}} {{version1.7.1}} in openSUSE.
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If you do not yet feel comfortable using Linux, then perhaps you better first read the page [[Installation/Working with the Shell|Working with the Shell]] and train a bit with the shell/terminal environments, so you can have a better perception of the steps shown below.
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== openSUSE 12.1 ==
 
== openSUSE 12.1 ==
 
'''NOTE: These instructions are still being re-written from a ''pseudo-template'' page!'''
 
 
  
 
'''Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': [http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/openfoam-installation/105440-install-openfoam-1-7-1-opensuse-12-1-a.html Install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 on openSUSE 12.1]
 
'''Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': [http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/openfoam-installation/105440-install-openfoam-1-7-1-opensuse-12-1-a.html Install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 on openSUSE 12.1]
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Steps:
 
Steps:
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
<li>Switch to ''root'' mode (administrator) and install the necessary packages (run one line at a time):
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{{Installation/Linux/SwitchToRoot}}
<bash>su -
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<li>Install the necessary packages:
zypper install -t pattern devel_C_C++
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<bash>zypper install -t pattern devel_C_C++
zypper install gcc-4.5 g++-4.5 cmake libqt4-devel gnuplot openmpi-devel
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exit
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</bash></li>
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<li>TODO: Now, since we're trying to minimize the number of packages to be built, the Open-MPI build that is available with openSUSE is going to be used. The downside </li>
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#Add the devel:gcc repository, to gain access to GCC 4.5
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zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/gcc/openSUSE_12.1/devel:gcc.repo
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zypper install gcc45 gcc45-c++ cmake libqt4-devel qt4-x11-tools qt4-assistant-adp-devel gnuplot openmpi-devel
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</bash>
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</li>
  
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{{Installation/Linux/ExitRoot}}
  
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<li>Now, since we're trying to minimize the number of packages to be built, the Open-MPI package that is available with openSUSE is going to be chosen. The downside is that this requires that you logout and log back in, for the system to update the environment settings.<br>
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Nonetheless, we can postpone logging out by running:
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<pre>source /etc/profile.d/mpi-selector.sh</pre></li>
 
<li>Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
 
<li>Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
 
<bash>#OpenFOAM downloading and installation
 
<bash>#OpenFOAM downloading and installation
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mkdir OpenFOAM
 
mkdir OpenFOAM
 
cd OpenFOAM
 
cd OpenFOAM
wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/OpenFOAM-1.7.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O OpenFOAM-1.7.1.tgz
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wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/OpenFOAM-1.7.1.gtgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O OpenFOAM-1.7.1.tgz
wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/ThirdParty-1.7.1.tgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O ThirdParty-1.7.1.tgz
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wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/ThirdParty-1.7.1.gtgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O ThirdParty-1.7.1.tgz
  
tar xzf OpenFOAM-1.7.1.tgz  
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tar -xzf OpenFOAM-1.7.1.tgz  
tar xzf ThirdParty-1.7.1.tgz  
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tar -xzf ThirdParty-1.7.1.tgz  
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#fix 'settings.sh' file
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wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenCFD/OpenFOAM-1.7.x/master/etc/settings.sh" -O OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/settings.sh
 
</bash></li>
 
</bash></li>
 
<li>For building OpenFOAM itself, it depends on whether you have installed the i386 or x86_64 architecture of openSUSE. To check this, run:
 
<li>For building OpenFOAM itself, it depends on whether you have installed the i386 or x86_64 architecture of openSUSE. To check this, run:
 
<bash>uname -m</bash>
 
<bash>uname -m</bash>
 
Now, accordingly:
 
Now, accordingly:
<ul>
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<ul {{NoIndentStyle}}>
 
<li>For i386:
 
<li>For i386:
<bash>#here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
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<bash>#update rules' files
source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI WM_ARCH_OPTION=32
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wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linuxGcc45/c" -O wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c
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wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linuxGcc45/c++" -O wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c++
  
echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc
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#fix the rules' files
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sed -i -e 's/gcc/\$(WM_CC)/' wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c
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sed -i -e 's/g++/\$(WM_CXX)/' wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c++
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#here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
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source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI WM_ARCH_OPTION=32
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export WM_CC='gcc-4.5'
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export WM_CXX='g++-4.5'
 
</bash></li>
 
</bash></li>
  
 
<li>For x86_64:
 
<li>For x86_64:
<bash>#here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
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<bash>#update rules' files
source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
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wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linux64Gcc45/c" -O wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c
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wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linux64Gcc45/c++" -O wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c++
  
echo "source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/etc/bashrc $FOAM_SETTINGS" >> $HOME/.bashrc</bash>
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#fix the rules' files
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sed -i -e 's/gcc/\$(WM_CC)/' wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c
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sed -i -e 's/g++/\$(WM_CXX)/' wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c++
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#here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
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source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
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export WM_CC='gcc-4.5'
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export WM_CXX='g++-4.5'
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</bash>
 
</li>
 
</li>
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
 
</li>
 
</li>
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<li>
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Save an ''alias'' in the personal {{tt|.bashrc}} file, simply by running the following commands:
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<bash>FULL_SETTINGS="$FOAM_SETTINGS ; export WM_CC='gcc-4.5'; export WM_CXX='g++-4.5'"
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echo "alias of171='source \$HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/bashrc ${FULL_SETTINGS}'" >> $HOME/.bashrc
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unset FULL_SETTINGS
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</bash>
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{{Installation/Linux/AliasNote|OpenFOAM 1.7.1|of171}}
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</li>
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<li>Now let's build OpenFOAM:<br>
 
<li>Now let's build OpenFOAM:<br>
 
('''Warning''': this may take somewhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your machine.)<br>
 
('''Warning''': this may take somewhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your machine.)<br>
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# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
 
# This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
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./Allwmake > log.make 2>&1
  
 
#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
 
#Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
./Allwmake > make.log 2>&1
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./Allwmake > log.make 2>&1
 
</bash></li>
 
</bash></li>
  
<li>To check if everything went well:
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<li>{{Installation/Linux/CheckIfAllWentWell}}</li>
<bash>#Check if icoFoam is working
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icoFoam -help
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#Edit the file "make.log" and check if there are any error messages
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<li>Now, in order to build ParaView 3.8.0 that comes with OpenFOAM:
#Example:
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<bash>cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
gedit make.log
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#Create a tarball in case you've seen any errors (it's the first error that matters)
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#Fix one of the files
#or if you don't understand the output
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sed -i -e 's=ptrdiff_t=std::ptrdiff_t=' paraview-3.8.0/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx
#and attach the file "make.log.tar.gz" to a post in the designated thread
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tar -czf make.log.tar.gz make.log
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</bash></li>
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<li>Now, in order to build ParaView 3.10.1 that comes with OpenFOAM:
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#build ParaView 3.8.0
<bash>cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
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./makeParaView
./makeParaView -qmake $(which qmake-qt4)
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cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers
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cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader
wmSET $FOAM_SETTINGS
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./Allwclean
./Allwclean  
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./Allwmake
 
./Allwmake
 
</bash></li>
 
</bash></li>
<li>Now you can go read the User Guide, which is located at <tt>$HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.1/doc/Guides-a4/UserGuide.pdf</tt>.</li>
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<li>{{Installation/ReadUserGuideEtAl_OpenFOAMFoundation}}</li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
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{{Installation/Linux/AliasReminder|OpenFOAM 1.7.1|of171}}
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'''Designated discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': [http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/openfoam-installation/105440-install-openfoam-1-7-1-opensuse-12-1-a.html Install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 on openSUSE 12.1]
 
'''Designated discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps''': [http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/openfoam-installation/105440-install-openfoam-1-7-1-opensuse-12-1-a.html Install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 on openSUSE 12.1]
  
 
[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]] [[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on openSUSE]]
 
[[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on Linux]] [[Category:Installing OpenFOAM on openSUSE]]

Latest revision as of 15:18, 27 October 2018

1 Introduction

This page is dedicated to explaining how to install OpenFOAM OF Version 171.png in openSUSE.

If you do not yet feel comfortable using Linux, then perhaps you better first read the page Working with the Shell and train a bit with the shell/terminal environments, so you can have a better perception of the steps shown below.


2 Copy-Paste steps

A few notes before you start copy-pasting:

  1. Lines that start with # don't have to be copy-pasted. They are just comments to let you know what's going on.
  2. One wrong character is enough for breaking this guide, so make sure you can read the characters properly or that the installed language system does not break the copied characters!

2.1 openSUSE 12.1

Discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: Install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 on openSUSE 12.1

Steps:

  1. Switch to root mode (administrator), to install the necessary packages:
    sudo -s
    • If the 'sudo' command tells you're not in the sudoers list, then run:
      su -
  2. Install the necessary packages:
    zypper install -t pattern devel_C_C++
     
    #Add the devel:gcc repository, to gain access to GCC 4.5
    zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/gcc/openSUSE_12.1/devel:gcc.repo
    zypper install gcc45 gcc45-c++ cmake libqt4-devel qt4-x11-tools qt4-assistant-adp-devel gnuplot openmpi-devel
  3. Now exit from the root mode:
    exit
  4. Now, since we're trying to minimize the number of packages to be built, the Open-MPI package that is available with openSUSE is going to be chosen. The downside is that this requires that you logout and log back in, for the system to update the environment settings.
    Nonetheless, we can postpone logging out by running:
    source /etc/profile.d/mpi-selector.sh
  5. Download and unpack (here you can copy-paste all in single go):
    #OpenFOAM downloading and installation
    cd ~
    mkdir OpenFOAM
    cd OpenFOAM
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/OpenFOAM-1.7.1.gtgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O OpenFOAM-1.7.1.tgz
    wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/foam/ThirdParty-1.7.1.gtgz?use_mirror=mesh" -O ThirdParty-1.7.1.tgz
     
    tar -xzf OpenFOAM-1.7.1.tgz 
    tar -xzf ThirdParty-1.7.1.tgz 
     
    #fix 'settings.sh' file
    wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenCFD/OpenFOAM-1.7.x/master/etc/settings.sh" -O OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/settings.sh
  6. For building OpenFOAM itself, it depends on whether you have installed the i386 or x86_64 architecture of openSUSE. To check this, run:
    uname -m

    Now, accordingly:

    • For i386:
      #update rules' files
      wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linuxGcc45/c" -O wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c
      wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linuxGcc45/c++" -O wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c++
       
      #fix the rules' files
      sed -i -e 's/gcc/\$(WM_CC)/' wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c
      sed -i -e 's/g++/\$(WM_CXX)/' wmake/rules/linuxGcc/c++
       
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI WM_ARCH_OPTION=32
      export WM_CC='gcc-4.5'
      export WM_CXX='g++-4.5'
    • For x86_64:
      #update rules' files
      wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linux64Gcc45/c" -O wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c
      wget "https://raw.github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.x/master/wmake/rules/linux64Gcc45/c++" -O wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c++
       
      #fix the rules' files
      sed -i -e 's/gcc/\$(WM_CC)/' wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c
      sed -i -e 's/g++/\$(WM_CXX)/' wmake/rules/linux64Gcc/c++
       
      #here you can change 4 to the number of cores you've got
      source $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/bashrc WM_NCOMPPROCS=4 WM_MPLIB=SYSTEMOPENMPI
      export WM_CC='gcc-4.5'
      export WM_CXX='g++-4.5'
  7. Save an alias in the personal .bashrc file, simply by running the following commands:
    FULL_SETTINGS="$FOAM_SETTINGS ; export WM_CC='gcc-4.5'; export WM_CXX='g++-4.5'"
    echo "alias of171='source \$HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.7.1/etc/bashrc ${FULL_SETTINGS}'" >> $HOME/.bashrc
    unset FULL_SETTINGS
    Note: This last line means that whenever you start a new terminal window or tab, you should run the alias command associated to the OpenFOAM 1.7.1 shell environment. In other words, whenever you start a new terminal, you should run:
    of171
    
    For more information on this topic, read section Using aliases to help manage multiple OpenFOAM versions in the page Installation/Working with the Shell.
  8. Now let's build OpenFOAM:
    (Warning: this may take somewhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your machine.)
    #Go into OpenFOAM's main source folder
    cd OpenFOAM-1.7.1
     
    # This next command will take a while... somewhere between 30 minutes to 3-6 hours.
    ./Allwmake > log.make 2>&1
     
    #Run it a second time for getting a summary of the installation
    ./Allwmake > log.make 2>&1
  9. To check if everything went well:
    1. Check if icoFoam is working, by running this command:
      icoFoam -help

      which should tell you something like this:

      Usage: icoFoam [OPTIONS]
      options:
        -case <dir>       specify alternate case directory, default is the cwd
        -noFunctionObjects
                          do not execute functionObjects
        -parallel         run in parallel
        -roots <(dir1 .. dirN)>
                          slave root directories for distributed running
        -srcDoc           display source code in browser
        -doc              display application documentation in browser
        -help             print the usage

      Note: And keep in mind that you need to be careful with the letter case of the command. It's icoFoam, not icoFOAM.

    2. If the previous command failed to work properly, then edit the file log.make and check if there are any error messages. A few examples on how you can edit this file:
      • By using kwrite:
        kwrite log.make
      • By using gedit:
        gedit log.make
      • By using nano:
        nano log.make

        You can then exit by using the key combination Ctrl+X and following any instructions it gives you.

      Note: It's the first error message that matters.

    3. If you don't understand the output, then please compress the log-file log.make and attach the compressed file to a post in the designated thread.
      If you do not know how to create a compressed file, then try one of the following examples:
      • You can compress the file with gzip by running this command:
        gzip < log.make > log.make.gz

        Then attach the resulting package file named log.make.gz to a post in the designated thread.

      • Or you can compress one or more log-files into a tarball package file, by running this command:
        tar -czf logs.tar.gz log.*

        Then attach the resulting package file named logs.tar.gz to a post in the designated thread.

    4. Instructions on how to further diagnose the issue yourself, have a look at the section Common errors when building OpenFOAM from source code in the page FAQ/Installation and Running.
  10. Now, in order to build ParaView 3.8.0 that comes with OpenFOAM:
    cd $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR
     
    #Fix one of the files
    sed -i -e 's=ptrdiff_t=std::ptrdiff_t=' paraview-3.8.0/VTK/Utilities/vtkmetaio/metaUtils.cxx
     
    #build ParaView 3.8.0
    ./makeParaView
     
    cd $FOAM_UTILITIES/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader
    ./Allwclean
    ./Allwmake
  11. Now you can go read the User Guide, where you may have more than one choice:
    1. Which you can find a local copy of the User Guide by running the following command:
      ls -A1 $WM_PROJECT_DIR/doc/Guides*/*UserGuide*.pdf
      • You should see two available formats: A4 and US-Letter.
      • But if it instead tells you that there is No such file or directory, then the OpenFOAM environment is possibly not properly activated.
    2. You can also find the more recent OpenFOAM Foundation User Guides online at the following page: official OpenFOAM User Guide - but be careful if you use the version that is too much ahead of the version you are currently using, given that some features have changed overtime.


Reminder: Whenever you start a new terminal window or tab, you should run the alias command associated to the OpenFOAM 1.7.1 shell environment. In other words, run the following command whenever you start a new terminal:
of171
For more information on this topic, read section Using aliases to help manage multiple OpenFOAM versions in the page Installation/Working with the Shell.


Designated discussion thread where you can ask questions about these steps: Install OpenFOAM-1.7.1 on openSUSE 12.1