[swak4Foam] Unknown function patchAverage in swak4Foam (Control Dict)

franzi_ · September 18, 2013, 07:21

Hello!

I just wanted to use the function patchAverage in the controlDict, but OpenFOAM tells me, that it doesn't know the type.
I am already using groovyBC, so I assume that swak4Foam is compiled correctly. Than I just added the libs and the functions, but I get this error message.
Hopefully somebody has an idea. Thanks a lot!
Greetings Franzi

Code:

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.1.0                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "system";
    object      controlDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

application     laplacianFoam;

startFrom       startTime;

startTime       0;

stopAt          endTime;

endTime         2000;

deltaT          0.2;

writeControl    runTime;

writeInterval   20;

purgeWrite      0;

writeFormat     ascii;

writePrecision  6;

writeCompression off;

timeFormat      general;

timePrecision   6;

runTimeModifiable true;

libs ( "libOpenFOAM.so" "libgroovyBC.so" "libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so" "libswakFunctionObjects.so" );

functions (
    temp
    {
        type     patchAverage;
        functionObjectLibs 
                     (
                   "libsimpleFunctionObjects.so"
                 );
        verbose     true;
        patches
                 (
                   channel
                 );    
        factor         1; 
        fields         ( T );  
   }
);


// ************************************************************************* //

Error Message:

Code:

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: 
Unknown function type patchAverage

Valid functions are : 

5
(
initSwakFunctionObject
patchProbes
probes
sets
surfaces
)



    From function functionObject::New(const word& name, const Time&, const dictionary&)
    in file db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C at line 92.

FOAM exiting

gschaider · September 18, 2013, 08:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by franzi_

Hello!

I just wanted to use the function patchAverage in the controlDict, but OpenFOAM tells me, that it doesn't know the type.
I am already using groovyBC, so I assume that swak4Foam is compiled correctly. Than I just added the libs and the functions, but I get this error message.
Hopefully somebody has an idea. Thanks a lot!
Greetings Franzi

Code:

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.1.0                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "system";
    object      controlDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

application     laplacianFoam;

startFrom       startTime;

startTime       0;

stopAt          endTime;

endTime         2000;

deltaT          0.2;

writeControl    runTime;

writeInterval   20;

purgeWrite      0;

writeFormat     ascii;

writePrecision  6;

writeCompression off;

timeFormat      general;

timePrecision   6;

runTimeModifiable true;

libs ( "libOpenFOAM.so" "libgroovyBC.so" "libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so" "libswakFunctionObjects.so" );

functions (
    temp
    {
        type     patchAverage;
        functionObjectLibs 
                     (
                   "libsimpleFunctionObjects.so"
                 );
        verbose     true;
        patches
                 (
                   channel
                 );    
        factor         1; 
        fields         ( T );  
   }
);


// ************************************************************************* //

Error Message:

Code:

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: 
Unknown function type patchAverage

Valid functions are : 

5
(
initSwakFunctionObject
patchProbes
probes
sets
surfaces
)



    From function functionObject::New(const word& name, const Time&, const dictionary&)
    in file db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C at line 92.

FOAM exiting

Hm. Check the output higher up: it should report some problem during the loading of the libraries (the list of FOs should be muuuuch longer). Strange thing is initSwakFunctionObject. That is part of some base library which you don't explicitely specify (although: it could come from groovyBC)

franzi_ · September 18, 2013, 09:11

Thank you for the quick reply!! And yes the error message is longer.
I recompiled swak4foam without error message. (just to be sure)
I can see in the error message that OF can't find the libraries, but I don't understand why.

The complete error message is this:

Code:

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.2.x                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build  : 2.2.x-86ad70d97ea9
Exec   : laplacianFoam
Date   : Sep 18 2013
Time   : 13:46:20
Host   : "sx600.ise.fhg.de"
PID    : 4357
Case   : /scratch/fpfender/OpenFOAM/fkennema-2.2.x/run/NachbauQCAD_TEST
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
allowSystemOperations : Disallowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlOpen(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file POSIX.C at line 1179
    dlopen error : libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C at line 99
    could not load "libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so"
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlOpen(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file POSIX.C at line 1179
    dlopen error : libswakFunctionObjects.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C at line 99
    could not load "libswakFunctionObjects.so"
Create mesh for time = 0

Reading field T

Reading transportProperties

Reading diffusivity DT


SIMPLE: no convergence criteria found. Calculations will run for 2000 steps.


Calculating temperature distribution

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlOpen(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file POSIX.C at line 1179
    dlopen error : libsimpleFunctionObjects.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C at line 99
    could not load "libsimpleFunctionObjects.so"
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const dictionary&, const word&, const TablePtr&)
    in file lnInclude/dlLibraryTableTemplates.C at line 67
    Could not open library "libsimpleFunctionObjects.so"



--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: 
Unknown function type patchAverage

Valid functions are : 

5
(
initSwakFunctionObject
patchProbes
probes
sets
surfaces
)



    From function functionObject::New(const word& name, const Time&, const dictionary&)
    in file db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C at line 92.

I don't if maybe the log file of the compilation of swak4foam could be interesting?

gschaider · September 18, 2013, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by franzi_

Thank you for the quick reply!! And yes the error message is longer.
I recompiled swak4foam without error message. (just to be sure)
I can see in the error message that OF can't find the libraries, but I don't understand why.

The complete error message is this:

Code:

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.2.x                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build  : 2.2.x-86ad70d97ea9
Exec   : laplacianFoam
Date   : Sep 18 2013
Time   : 13:46:20
Host   : "sx600.ise.fhg.de"
PID    : 4357
Case   : /scratch/fpfender/OpenFOAM/fkennema-2.2.x/run/NachbauQCAD_TEST
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
allowSystemOperations : Disallowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlOpen(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file POSIX.C at line 1179
    dlopen error : libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C at line 99
    could not load "libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so"
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlOpen(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file POSIX.C at line 1179
    dlopen error : libswakFunctionObjects.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C at line 99
    could not load "libswakFunctionObjects.so"
Create mesh for time = 0

Reading field T

Reading transportProperties

Reading diffusivity DT


SIMPLE: no convergence criteria found. Calculations will run for 2000 steps.


Calculating temperature distribution

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlOpen(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file POSIX.C at line 1179
    dlopen error : libsimpleFunctionObjects.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const fileName&, const bool)
    in file db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C at line 99
    could not load "libsimpleFunctionObjects.so"
--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function dlLibraryTable::open(const dictionary&, const word&, const TablePtr&)
    in file lnInclude/dlLibraryTableTemplates.C at line 67
    Could not open library "libsimpleFunctionObjects.so"



--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: 
Unknown function type patchAverage

Valid functions are : 

5
(
initSwakFunctionObject
patchProbes
probes
sets
surfaces
)



    From function functionObject::New(const word& name, const Time&, const dictionary&)
    in file db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C at line 92.

I don't if maybe the log file of the compilation of swak4foam could be interesting?

If the second compilation went alright there shouldn't be a need. Check whether the libraries are in $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN and also check whether the ".... is up to date" report this location. To be sure try running the removeSwakFilesFromLocal.sh in the maintenance-folder and recompile to be sure

franzi_ · September 19, 2013, 04:55

Oh yes. You are right. The Libraries are missing in the $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN !!!

When I am trying to run the removeFilesfromLocal.sh - it gives following error message - Can't open ./theFiles.sh

just in case- the log file of the swak4foam compilation- it gives some mistake, but I thought it always does that and if it compiles to the end, it is fine.

gschaider · September 19, 2013, 05:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by franzi_

Oh yes. You are right. The Libraries are missing in the $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN !!!

When I am trying to run the removeFilesfromLocal.sh - it gives following error message - Can't open ./theFiles.sh

just in case- the log file of the swak4foam compilation- it gives some mistake, but I thought it always does that and if it compiles to the end, it is fine.

Usually the best way to spot the errors is to compile a second time. Then only the problematic files pop up in the Log.

Anyway: the problem is that 2.2.x added a new method to the interface of functionObject that the released version of swak4Foam doesn't know about (because it was released before that appeared). This is fixed in the (public) development version of swak4foam

Salam-H · November 27, 2013, 11:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by gschaider

Usually the best way to spot the errors is to compile a second time. Then only the problematic files pop up in the Log.

Anyway: the problem is that 2.2.x added a new method to the interface of functionObject that the released version of swak4Foam doesn't know about (because it was released before that appeared). This is fixed in the (public) development version of swak4foam

Hi there,

I have the same problem , can you please help me to solve it?

Best regards,

Salam

gschaider · November 27, 2013, 14:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salam-H

Hi there,

I have the same problem , can you please help me to solve it?

Best regards,

Salam

It is already described in the previous posting: get the development version as described in http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Co...am#Development

Salam-H · November 27, 2013, 15:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by gschaider

It is already described in the previous posting: get the development version as described in http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Co...am#Development

Hi ,

Thank you for your reply. I tried to run
hg clone http://hg.code.sf.net/p/openfoam-extend/swak4Foam openfoam-extend-swak4Foam

it went through without problems. but when i try to up date it with (hg update port_2.0.x)
it says hg update port_2.0.x
abort: no repository found in '/home/salam' (.hg not found)!

any ideas please?

Regards,

salam

gschaider · November 27, 2013, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salam-H

Hi ,

Thank you for your reply. I tried to run
hg clone http://hg.code.sf.net/p/openfoam-extend/swak4Foam openfoam-extend-swak4Foam

it went through without problems. but when i try to up date it with (hg update port_2.0.x)
it says hg update port_2.0.x
abort: no repository found in '/home/salam' (.hg not found)!

any ideas please?

Regards,

salam

Have you changed into the directory you just cloned? (this isn't explicitly stated on the Wiki-page. I assumed that this was clear as it is necessary to compile swak)

Salam-H · November 27, 2013, 18:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by gschaider

Have you changed into the directory you just cloned? (this isn't explicitly stated on the Wiki-page. I assumed that this was clear as it is necessary to compile swak)

Hi ,

No , I haven't changed any thing, and to be honest I don't know what is need to be changed and how to change it. Is there any way that you could direct me please?

Best regards,

Salam

gschaider · November 28, 2013, 16:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salam-H

Hi ,

No , I haven't changed any thing, and to be honest I don't know what is need to be changed and how to change it. Is there any way that you could direct me please?

Best regards,

Salam

By "change the directory" I meant use

Code:

cd openfoam-extend-swak4Foam

or whatever is the name of the directory you created by cloning. "hg update" will only work in the directory

Salam-H · November 29, 2013, 09:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by gschaider

By "change the directory" I meant use

Code:

cd openfoam-extend-swak4Foam

or whatever is the name of the directory you created by cloning. "hg update" will only work in the directory

Hi,

Thanks for replying, I have updated hg. the problem still there. I think I have installed wrong version of OpenFOAM which may not work with the following swak
svn checkout svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/openfoam-extend/svn/trunk/Breeder_2.0/libraries/swak4Foam

My current version of OpenFOAM is 2.2.2 . Any ideas please?

Regards,

Salam

Salam-H · November 29, 2013, 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salam-H

Hi,

Thanks for replying, I have updated hg. the problem still there. I think I have installed wrong version of OpenFOAM which may not work with the following swak
svn checkout svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/openfoam-extend/svn/trunk/Breeder_2.0/libraries/swak4Foam

My current version of OpenFOAM is 2.2.2 . Any ideas please?

Regards,

Salam

Just to add some more info:

I checked $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN but I couldn't find libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so , do you think this may one of the reasons? if Yes , how do I get the file. I have reinstalled every thing more than 10 times just to make sure that I don't miss any thing, but I never get libsimpleSwakFunctionObjects.so.

Thank you for your help, I can never solve this problem without you help.

Best regards,,

Salam

wyldckat · November 29, 2013, 18:06

Greetings to all!

@Salam: I've consolidated your latest posts into the following thread of yours: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...swak4foam.html - I'll be answering there as soon as I can, since it's related to your questions made in the previous posts.

Best regards,
Bruno

Salam-H · November 29, 2013, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyldckat

Greetings to all!

@Salam: I've consolidated your latest posts into the following thread of yours: http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...swak4foam.html - I'll be answering there as soon as I can, since it's related to your questions made in the previous posts.

Best regards,
Bruno

Hi there,

Thank you ever so much for your help. Are you sure you can help me !! I have been spending too much time and energy on this problem,but I cannot solve it. I have been working on it for more than 10 days and still cannot solve it.

I do really thank you for your help .

Best regards,

Salam

gschaider · December 1, 2013, 07:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by gschaider

Anyway: the problem is that 2.2.x added a new method to the interface of functionObject that the released version of swak4Foam doesn't know about (because it was released before that appeared). This is fixed in the (public) development version of swak4foam

This was my first answer on this if I remember it correctly

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salam-H

Hi,

Thanks for replying, I have updated hg. the problem still there. I think I have installed wrong version of OpenFOAM which may not work with the following swak
svn checkout svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/openfoam-extend/svn/trunk/Breeder_2.0/libraries/swak4Foam

If you read http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Co...am#Downloading closely then you'll see that this is the released version. All my subsequent answers were under the assumption that you used the development version (the one downloaded with mercurial/hg)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salam-H

Thank you ever so much for your help. Are you sure you can help me !! I have been spending too much time and energy on this problem,but I cannot solve it. I have been working on it for more than 10 days and still cannot solve it.

I'm sorry for your time. I'd also like to put out a release. But you'll have to understand my problem: I only have a limited time to spend on this kind of community-stuff and all the time that I spend answering further questions from people who didn't properly read the first answer pushes back the next release

Salam-H · December 1, 2013, 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by gschaider

This was my first answer on this if I remember it correctly

If you read http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Co...am#Downloading closely then you'll see that this is the released version. All my subsequent answers were under the assumption that you used the development version (the one downloaded with mercurial/hg)

I'm sorry for your time. I'd also like to put out a release. But you'll have to understand my problem: I only have a limited time to spend on this kind of community-stuff and all the time that I spend answering further questions from people who didn't properly read the first answer pushes back the next release

Hi there,

Yes you are right, you have been very helpful, I really appreciate your help. I think my problem is almost solved.

Best regards,

Salam

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