[Mesa-users] Install MESA in external memory

[RICHARD H D TOWNSEND]

That may work, *if* MESA does not rely on symbolic links (Rob, can you advise)?

You should be able to put both MESA and the SDK on the flash drive, if you format the flash drive using a suitable filesystem (e.g., ext4). Directions on how to do this are here:

https://tecadmin.net/format-usb-in-linux/

(make sure you use mkfs.ext4!)

cheers,

Rich

On Mar 14, 2022, at 11:41 AM, gabrielas.lapa341 at gmail.com<mailto:gabrielas.lapa341 at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello again.

I am using Linux mint. But can't the sdk be in my home directory and the main MESA folder be in the flash drive?

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Gabriela

RICHARD H D TOWNSEND <townsend at astro.wisc.edu<mailto:townsend at astro.wisc.edu>> escreveu no dia segunda, 14/03/2022 à(s) 15:34:
Dear Gabriela —

It sounds like your flash drive is formatted with a file system that does not support symbolic links. It’s possible to re-format the drive to fix this issue. But first, can I ask what operating system you are using?

cheers,

Rich

On Mar 14, 2022, at 9:16 AM, mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org<mailto:mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org> wrote:

Hi!

I followed the steps in the website. So I downloaded the file mesasdk-x86_64-linux-21.4.1.tar.gz and saved it in the flash drive. Then, in the terminal, I used the command tar xvfz mesasdk-x86_64-linux-21.4.1.tar.gz and it gives back errors like

tar: mesasdk/lib64/libquadmath.so.0: Cannot create symlink to ‘libquadmath.so.0.0.0’: Operation not permitted

The errors are not always the same, but they are similar.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Gabriela

Rob Farmer <robert.j.farmer37 at gmail.com<mailto:robert.j.farmer37 at gmail.com>> escreveu no dia segunda, 14/03/2022 à(s) 13:46:
Hi

Yes MESA can be installed on an external hard drive. If you tell us what you did and why you think the SDK isn't working then maybe we can help.

Rob

On Mon, 14 Mar 2022 at 13:45, Gabriela Lapa via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org<mailto:mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org>> wrote:
Hello everyone!

I want to install MESA on my personal PC, but I am lacking the space. Can I install MESA in a flash drive or other external memory source? I tried this and the sdk doesn't work in the flash drive, but should MESA work if I put the correct path?

Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Gabriela Lapa

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