Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-25 Thread Subramanya Sadasiva
Hi Benjamin, It is not a strong need. My advisor just wanted to check. Thanks, Subramanya On Nov 25, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311) wrote: > On Nov 25, 2013, at 9:07 AM, Subramanya Sadasiva > wrote: > >> one last thing, do I have to build everything for static libraries? >>

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-25 Thread Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311)
On Nov 25, 2013, at 9:07 AM, Subramanya Sadasiva wrote: > one last thing, do I have to build everything for static libraries? including > petsc? No, that should not be necessary. I can't remember what the issue was trying to build libMesh dynamically - if there is a strong need I can invest

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-25 Thread Subramanya Sadasiva
Thanks Benjamin, one last thing, do I have to build everything for static libraries? including petsc? Subramanya On Nov 25, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311) wrote: > On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:54 AM, Subramanya Sadasiva > wrote: > >> Does this mean that the mpi stuff doesn’t work w

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-25 Thread Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311)
On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:54 AM, Subramanya Sadasiva wrote: > Does this mean that the mpi stuff doesn’t work with cygwin? No, it just means that for the machine I ran that on I didn't have much of a software stack installed. If you've got a decent MPI running under cygwin libMesh should be able t

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-25 Thread Subramanya Sadasiva
gt;> From: "Roy Stogner" >> Sent: November 24, 2013 10:38 PM >> To: "subramanya sadasiva" >> Cc: libmesh-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin. >> >> >> On Sat, 23 Nov 2013, subra

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-25 Thread Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311)
; --- Original Message --- > > From: "Roy Stogner" > Sent: November 24, 2013 10:38 PM > To: "subramanya sadasiva" > Cc: libmesh-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin. > > > On Sat, 23 Nov 2013, subramany

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-24 Thread subramanya sadasiva
I kind of agree with Derek, but we have collaborators who are very windows people --- Original Message --- From: "Roy Stogner" Sent: November 24, 2013 10:38 PM To: "subramanya sadasiva" Cc: libmesh-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing thro

Re: [Libmesh-users] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-24 Thread Roy Stogner
On Sat, 23 Nov 2013, subramanya sadasiva wrote: > are there any specific instructions on how to install libmesh on cygwin? Just "email libmesh-users if you have problems". In theory it should work; in practice I think I'm the only one who double-checks cygwin compatibility and I don't get to it

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 >

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] Installing through Cygwin.

2013-11-22 Thread subramanya sadasiva
Hi, are there any specific instructions on how to install libmesh on cygwin? Thanks, Subramanya -- Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription Software experts and developers