[Mesa-users] Installing ndiff

[Francis Timmes]

super!

fxt



> On Oct 21, 2022, at 8:12 AM, EMILY WHITEHEAD <E.E.WHITEHEAD-2018 at hull.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I installed NuDocker and everything is working now.
> 
> Thanks,
> Emily Whitehead
> From: Francis Timmes <fxt44 at mac.com>
> Sent: 20 October 2022 17:32
> To: EMILY WHITEHEAD <E.E.WHITEHEAD-2018 at hull.ac.uk>
> Cc: Frank Timmes <fxt44 at mac.com>; mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org>
> Subject: Re: [Mesa-users] Installing ndiff
>  
> hi emily,
> 
> my preferred solution for running older versions of mesa is nudocker:
> 
> https://github.com/NuGrid/NuDocker
> 
> this is invaluable for running older versions of mesa, including 8845,
> without the pain points that you describe.
> 
> fxt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > On Oct 20, 2022, at 5:28 AM, EMILY WHITEHEAD via Mesa-users <mesa-users at lists.mesastar.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm a Master's student trying to install MESA 8845 using the Ubuntu App (Version 2204.1.6.0). I'm using MESA SDK 7624. When I try to install MESA I get an error saying I need to install ndiff. I followed the instructions given in the error message:
> > 
> > You need to install ndiff before you can install mesa.    
> >                                                              
> >     The ndiff tar file is in the mesa/utils directory.        
> >     Unpack it anywhere (tar -zxvf ndiff-2.00.tar.gz),         
> >    and cd to the ndiff directory.                            
> >     Then do the usual sequence:                               
> >                                                               
> >            ./configure                                        
> >            make all                                          
> >            sudo make install                                
> >                                                               
> >     Note: 'make check' seems to give lots of false alarms.    
> >     I suggest skipping that step in the ndiff installation.   
> >                                                               
> >     BTW: there's another 'ndiff' out there in the unix world. 
> >            https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fnmap.org%2fndiff%2f&c=E,1,z1uicUgNgrPdOWhMpsnU8dA8oDU5Mve1sGcW8V1lD3nOstYnO06m7hja4AYF5C2wdnc8G4xknOxCG-7XRJ_3F39oYMmrsoIIfyVWres3brNyyhC8xUjxB8Dh7-0N&typo=1                             
> >     I'm sure it's a great tool, but it isn't what we need.
> > 
> > I unzipped the file and entered the ./configure command. However, when I then enter the 'make all' command given in the error message I get the following error:
> > 
> > gcc -I. -I/usr/local/include  -DVERSION='"2.00"' -DDATE='"10-Dec-2000"'  -O     -c -o ndiff.o ndiff.c
> > /home/ewhitehead/mesasdk/bin/gcc.wrapper: line 45: /home/ewhitehead/mesasdk/bin/gcc.wrapper.exec: No such file or directory
> > make: *** [<builtin>: ndiff.o] Error 127
> > 
> > I checked my files and, whilst I have a gcc.exec file & a gcc.wrapper file, I do not have a file called 'gcc.wrapper.exec'.
> > 
> > How do I solve this error? 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Emily 
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