[Mesa-users] Install MESA in external memory

[Warrick Ball]

Hi Gabriela,

The "Permission denied" issue with MESA's `./install` is probably also related to a filesystem choice that doesn't respect the executable permission on `./install`.  You can possibly get around that by running `bash install` instead of `./install` but I wouldn't be surprised if that just produces more permission errors.

As Rich has suggested, this should be resolved by formatting the flash drive with a suitable filesystem.

Cheers,
Warrick


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On Mon, 14 Mar 2022, mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org wrote:

> 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 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> 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 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> 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> 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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