Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-23 Thread subramanya sadasiva
Hi Derek, I wish I could. I develop primarily on linux and mac. but greater powers than me have insisted on trying the code out on windows. :( Subramanya > Subject: Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin. > From: fried...@gmail.com > Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 08:01:02 -0700 > CC: libmesh-u

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-23 Thread Derek Gaston
Yes. Use Cygwin to download the latest Ubuntu ISO. Use Cygwin to burn it to a CD. Restart and install Ubuntu, blowing away the terrible OS that is currently infecting your computer. Then, setup libMesh. If you follow this recipe it will save you literally thousands of hours of frustration o

[Libmesh-users] Missing include in xdr_cxx.C

2013-11-23 Thread subramanya sadasiva
Hi, I got a missing definition error for getpid() while building libmesh on Ubuntu. I corrected it locally by including unistd.h in xdr_cxx.C . Oddly enough this is the first time this has happened. Thanks, Subramanya --