Can't open paraFoam

Pytthon · January 24, 2010, 00:56

After unpacking and installing OF 1.6 with binaries, when using paraFoam, the following error appears (step by step with README)

/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/platforms/linux64Gcc/bin/paraview-real: error while loading shared libraries: libQtAssistantClient.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I modified permissions for paraview-real with no success, blocMesh and icoFoam works fine, any ideas? Thanks.

fs82 · January 25, 2010, 03:44

I have a similar problem. The Qt Libary is provided by your Operating System, e.g. Suse or Ubuntu. And if the Qt version doesn't match the required one form paraview you will get an error. I downloaded paraview from the webpage http://www.paraview.org/ and this works fine.

Pytthon · January 25, 2010, 09:47

I already tar paraview's last release, what's the next step, how can I update the libraries?

Regards

Pytthon · January 25, 2010, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by fs82

I have a similar problem. The Qt Libary is provided by your Operating System, e.g. Suse or Ubuntu. And if the Qt version doesn't match the required one form paraview you will get an error. I downloaded paraview from the webpage http://www.paraview.org/ and this works fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pytthon

I already tar paraview's last release, what's the next step, how can I update the libraries?

Regards

Running with CentOS 4.x

fs82 · January 25, 2010, 11:42

I didn't tried it out to change the Qt Libary. For my opinion this library is very heavy integrated into your system. As far as I know KDE or Gnome uses QT too. So if you have downloaded the current paraview release and it works everything is fine. Use foamToVTK to convert your foam files into VTK files on thats it. May be you can try to copy paraview to your Thirdparty directory and try Allwmake to recompile paraview. If this works you should be able to use parafoam. But I never tried this out.

Fabian

January 24, 2010, 00:56	Can't open paraFoam	#1
Pytthon New Member Joaquín J. Correa Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 16	After unpacking and installing OF 1.6 with binaries, when using paraFoam, the following error appears (step by step with README) /OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-1.6/paraview-3.6.1/platforms/linux64Gcc/bin/paraview-real: error while loading shared libraries: libQtAssistantClient.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I modified permissions for paraview-real with no success, blocMesh and icoFoam works fine, any ideas? Thanks.

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January 25, 2010, 03:44		#2
fs82 Senior Member Dr. Fabian Schlegel Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dresden, Germany Posts: 222 Rep Power: 18	I have a similar problem. The Qt Libary is provided by your Operating System, e.g. Suse or Ubuntu. And if the Qt version doesn't match the required one form paraview you will get an error. I downloaded paraview from the webpage http://www.paraview.org/ and this works fine.

January 25, 2010, 09:47		#3
Pytthon New Member Joaquín J. Correa Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 16	I already tar paraview's last release, what's the next step, how can I update the libraries? Regards

January 25, 2010, 11:42		#5
fs82 Senior Member Dr. Fabian Schlegel Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dresden, Germany Posts: 222 Rep Power: 18	I didn't tried it out to change the Qt Libary. For my opinion this library is very heavy integrated into your system. As far as I know KDE or Gnome uses QT too. So if you have downloaded the current paraview release and it works everything is fine. Use foamToVTK to convert your foam files into VTK files on thats it. May be you can try to copy paraview to your Thirdparty directory and try Allwmake to recompile paraview. If this works you should be able to use parafoam. But I never tried this out. Fabian