[OpenFOAM.org] Install OpenFOAM-2.4.0 in Ubuntu 18.04?

luckyraymond · May 15, 2019, 04:04

Hi All,

Did anyone install OpenFOAM-2.4.0 successfully in Ubuntu 18..04?

Instructions for OpenFOAM-2.3.0 are posted in Wiki, but not for OpenFOAM-2.4.0.

In the OpenFOAM-2.4.0 installation Wiki, the latest post is for Ubuntu 16.04, which I tried to follow but did not work for Ubuntu 18.04.

mattiaricci13 · May 15, 2019, 06:41

Dear luckyraymond,

why do you need that version in place of a more recent one?

alexeym · May 15, 2019, 10:28

Hi,

Could you elaborate about "I tried to follow but did not work"? At what stage did you fail?

wyldckat · May 16, 2019, 19:41

Quick answers:

Following the instructions that were meant for OpenFOAM 2.3.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 from openfoamwiki.net would have worked...
So that's what I've done just now, copy-paste-adapted those instructions to OpenFOAM 2.4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/I...u#Ubuntu_18.04

@luckyraymond: Please let me know if these instructions work or not.

luckyraymond · May 17, 2019, 03:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyldckat

Quick answers:

Following the instructions that were meant for OpenFOAM 2.3.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 from openfoamwiki.net would have worked...
So that's what I've done just now, copy-paste-adapted those instructions to OpenFOAM 2.4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/I...u#Ubuntu_18.04

@luckyraymond: Please let me know if these instructions work or not.

Hi wyldckat,

Thank you for helping!
I tried your new post. It seems that CGAL version should be fixed to 4.6 instead of 4.3?

== Generating build files ==
Configuring libCGAL
-- Requested component: MPFR
-- Requested component: GMP
libCGAL is configured
-- Sources for CGAL component library 'CGAL_Core/CMakeLists.txt' detected
CMake Error at src/CMakeLists.txt:81 (add_subdirectory):
add_subdirectory given source
"/home/ubuntu/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.4.0/CGAL-4.6/src/CGAL_Core/CMakeLists.txt"
which is not an existing directory.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
src/CMakeLists.txt:140 (configure_component)

wyldckat · May 18, 2019, 14:04

Quick answer: Yes, you're correct, I didn't remember that the CGAL version being used had changed. I've corrected the wiki page. Here are the commands you need to run in order to fix this:

Code:

of240
foam
sed -i -e 's/\(cgal_version=\)CGAL-4.6/\1cgal-system/' etc/config/CGAL.sh
of240

Then continue from step #10.

edit: The log file will then indicate this:

Code:

Build CGAL
    optional component was not found

which is fine, because the system's CGAL version is being used instead of 4.6.

wangchengan2003 · August 7, 2021, 04:40

Hello Bruno,
If the instructions in "https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-2.4.0/Ubuntu#Ubuntu_18.04" is suitable for OpenFOAM-2.4.0 in Ubuntu_20.04?

I meet the problems and failed. I attach the log file below.

How to build OpenFOAM-2.4.0 in Ubuntu 20.4?

wangchengan2003 · August 7, 2021, 05:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckyraymond

Hi wyldckat,

Thank you for helping!
I tried your new post. It seems that CGAL version should be fixed to 4.6 instead of 4.3?

== Generating build files ==
Configuring libCGAL
-- Requested component: MPFR
-- Requested component: GMP
libCGAL is configured
-- Sources for CGAL component library 'CGAL_Core/CMakeLists.txt' detected
CMake Error at src/CMakeLists.txt:81 (add_subdirectory):
add_subdirectory given source
"/home/ubuntu/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-2.4.0/CGAL-4.6/src/CGAL_Core/CMakeLists.txt"
which is not an existing directory.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
src/CMakeLists.txt:140 (configure_component)

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyldckat

Quick answers:

Following the instructions that were meant for OpenFOAM 2.3.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 from openfoamwiki.net would have worked...
So that's what I've done just now, copy-paste-adapted those instructions to OpenFOAM 2.4.0 on Ubuntu 18.04: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/I...u#Ubuntu_18.04

@luckyraymond: Please let me know if these instructions work or not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyldckat

Quick answer: Yes, you're correct, I didn't remember that the CGAL version being used had changed. I've corrected the wiki page. Here are the commands you need to run in order to fix this:

Code:

of240
foam
sed -i -e 's/\(cgal_version=\)CGAL-4.6/\1cgal-system/' etc/config/CGAL.sh
of240

Then continue from step #10.

edit: The log file will then indicate this:

Code:

Build CGAL
    optional component was not found

which is fine, because the system's CGAL version is being used instead of 4.6.

Hello Bruno,

This is the log file when I use instructions from :https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/I...u#Ubuntu_18.04

jaymeen721 · April 22, 2023, 06:11

Can anyone help me in same thread for installing OF 2.4.0 over ubuntu 22.04?

Thanks

olesen · April 24, 2023, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaymeen721

Can anyone help me in same thread for installing OF 2.4.0 over ubuntu 22.04?

Thanks

OpenFOAM-2.4.0 in now almost 8 years old (was released in 2015) and there have been numerous improvements in compilers and tightening of the standard since then, both of which have necessitated corresponding code changes.
Thus there are a large number of things that would need to be adjusted to get it working with the system compilers on Ubuntu 22.04.

hconel · April 26, 2023, 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaymeen721

Can anyone help me in same thread for installing OF 2.4.0 over ubuntu 22.04?

Thanks

I strongly suggest installing some older Ubuntu version (e.g. 18.04) if you want to use OpenFOAM 2.4.0.

May 16, 2019, 19:41		#4
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May 18, 2019, 14:04		#6
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,982 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Quick answer: Yes, you're correct, I didn't remember that the CGAL version being used had changed. I've corrected the wiki page. Here are the commands you need to run in order to fix this: Code: of240 foam sed -i -e 's/\(cgal_version=\)CGAL-4.6/\1cgal-system/' etc/config/CGAL.sh of240 Then continue from step #10. edit: The log file will then indicate this: Code: Build CGAL optional component was not found which is fine, because the system's CGAL version is being used instead of 4.6. aerospaceman likes this. Last edited by wyldckat; May 18, 2019 at 14:06. Reason: see "edit:"

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May 15, 2019, 04:04	Install OpenFOAM-2.4.0 in Ubuntu 18.04?	#1
luckyraymond New Member Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 7	Hi All, Did anyone install OpenFOAM-2.4.0 successfully in Ubuntu 18..04? Instructions for OpenFOAM-2.3.0 are posted in Wiki, but not for OpenFOAM-2.4.0. In the OpenFOAM-2.4.0 installation Wiki, the latest post is for Ubuntu 16.04, which I tried to follow but did not work for Ubuntu 18.04.

May 15, 2019, 06:41		#2
mattiaricci13 New Member Mattia Join Date: May 2014 Location: Eindhoven/Bologna Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Dear luckyraymond, why do you need that version in place of a more recent one?

May 15, 2019, 10:28		#3
alexeym Senior Member Alexey Matveichev Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nancy, France Posts: 1,938 Rep Power: 39	Hi, Could you elaborate about "I tried to follow but did not work"? At what stage did you fail?

August 7, 2021, 04:40		#7
wangchengan2003 Member chengan.wang Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: china Posts: 47 Rep Power: 10	Hello Bruno, If the instructions in "https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Installation/Linux/OpenFOAM-2.4.0/Ubuntu#Ubuntu_18.04" is suitable for OpenFOAM-2.4.0 in Ubuntu_20.04? I meet the problems and failed. I attach the log file below. How to build OpenFOAM-2.4.0 in Ubuntu 20.4?