[OpenFOAM.org] Error in compiling openfoam on centos server

moeen_saberi · September 15, 2018, 04:57

Hi All and thanks for your great forum
i want to compile openfoam on centos -7(server mode), i'v done this on ubuntu and every thing was fineو, but when i want to compile on centos, i receive this error:
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lengine
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
os:centos-7(server)
arch:x86_64
note that there is no error before i get this error during compiling.
Thanks in advance for your help!

pbrady2013 · September 18, 2018, 02:50

Hi Moeen,

Can you post more information?

I run OpenFOAM exclusively on CentOS and have not really had any problems. My main issues focus on my mistyping or PEBKAC errors.

With a cannot find error two things spring to mind:

Double check your paths so that the linker can search
Was there an error previously in the compilation such that the engine library that can't be found was not actually compiled?

Good luck.
-pete

moeen_saberi · September 23, 2018, 10:11

Thanks for your reply, i removed all i downloaded and re installed again, i followed:
https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/I...CentOS_SL_RHEL
and it's now running well.

pbrady2013 · September 23, 2018, 19:30

Great news, have fun FOAMing!

-pete

September 15, 2018, 04:57	Error in compiling openfoam on centos server	#1
moeen_saberi New Member moeen Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi All and thanks for your great forum i want to compile openfoam on centos -7(server mode), i'v done this on ubuntu and every thing was fineو, but when i want to compile on centos, i receive this error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lengine collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status os:centos-7(server) arch:x86_64 note that there is no error before i get this error during compiling. Thanks in advance for your help!

September 18, 2018, 02:50	More Information Please	#2
pbrady2013 Member Peter Brady Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 54 Rep Power: 12	Hi Moeen, Can you post more information? I run OpenFOAM exclusively on CentOS and have not really had any problems. My main issues focus on my mistyping or PEBKAC errors. With a cannot find error two things spring to mind: Double check your paths so that the linker can search Was there an error previously in the compilation such that the engine library that can't be found was not actually compiled? Good luck. -pete

September 23, 2018, 10:11	Thanks	#3
moeen_saberi New Member moeen Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for your reply, i removed all i downloaded and re installed again, i followed: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/I...CentOS_SL_RHEL and it's now running well.

September 23, 2018, 19:30	[solved]	#4
pbrady2013 Member Peter Brady Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 54 Rep Power: 12	Great news, have fun FOAMing! -pete

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