compiling the Pv3FoamReader

luke86 · September 25, 2009, 01:09

Hi i am attempting to install OpenFOAM on ubuntu 9.04 but this has proven quite difficult considering my limited skills in using linux. following the readme file i have managed to install OpenFOAM correctly however when i attempt paraFoam it comes up with an an error saying paraview not found,
following the readme file again i attempted to compile paraview from sources, when that didnt work i downloaded and installed qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5 in the third party directory as the readme file has told me to do and then compiled paraview using:
makeParaView -qmake <path_to_qmake>

this has appeared to of worked however when i try and recompile the Pv3FoamReader i get:
Qt QTGUI library not found.
CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set to NOTFOUND.
Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake files:
OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR
used as include directory in directory /home/luke/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
+ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop

in addition if i try and use the foamToVTK comand and then open using paraview it still comes up with paraview not found.

any help would be most appreciated keeping in mind that i am new to linux.

nimbus1947 · September 27, 2009, 11:49

hi
ive installed the binary of the openfoam in linux and it works pretty well.Follow the link which ive posted...
foam-installation.
but i haven't compiled from the source as you tried.
Any way wishes....

gwierink · September 28, 2009, 03:23

Hi Luke,

You seem to be missing some OpenGL (and possibly mesa) libraries (libqt4-opengl and libqt4-opengl-dev and those kind of things). Just install the whole bunch that is listed in this post. Hope it helps.

Regards,

Gijs

luke86 · September 28, 2009, 05:57

just for anyone who might be experiencing the same problem as me i fixed it by downloading and installing paraview by using the command:
sudo apt-get install paraview

it then downloaded and installed all the missing libraries as well as installing paraview and now paraview and the paraFoam command works fine

a ridiculously easy solution considering the time i spent trying to correct the problem, thanks for the point in the right direction gwierink

September 25, 2009, 01:09	compiling the Pv3FoamReader	#1
luke86 New Member luke Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi i am attempting to install OpenFOAM on ubuntu 9.04 but this has proven quite difficult considering my limited skills in using linux. following the readme file i have managed to install OpenFOAM correctly however when i attempt paraFoam it comes up with an an error saying paraview not found, following the readme file again i attempted to compile paraview from sources, when that didnt work i downloaded and installed qt-x11-opensource-src-4.3.5 in the third party directory as the readme file has told me to do and then compiled paraview using: makeParaView -qmake <path_to_qmake> this has appeared to of worked however when i try and recompile the Pv3FoamReader i get: Qt QTGUI library not found. CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set to NOTFOUND. Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake files: OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR used as include directory in directory /home/luke/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.6/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! + make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop in addition if i try and use the foamToVTK comand and then open using paraview it still comes up with paraview not found. any help would be most appreciated keeping in mind that i am new to linux.

September 27, 2009, 11:49	openfoam-in-linux	#2
nimbus1947 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: IIT Kharagpur Posts: 10 Rep Power: 17	hi ive installed the binary of the openfoam in linux and it works pretty well.Follow the link which ive posted... foam-installation. but i haven't compiled from the source as you tried. Any way wishes....

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September 28, 2009, 03:23		#3
gwierink Senior Member Gijsbert Wierink Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 383 Rep Power: 18	Hi Luke, You seem to be missing some OpenGL (and possibly mesa) libraries (libqt4-opengl and libqt4-opengl-dev and those kind of things). Just install the whole bunch that is listed in this post. Hope it helps. Regards, Gijs

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luke86 New Member luke Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	just for anyone who might be experiencing the same problem as me i fixed it by downloading and installing paraview by using the command: sudo apt-get install paraview it then downloaded and installed all the missing libraries as well as installing paraview and now paraview and the paraFoam command works fine a ridiculously easy solution considering the time i spent trying to correct the problem, thanks for the point in the right direction gwierink