Running ./configure

[svdhoog]

The readme file states that the configuration can be run as follows:
[root@stfc]# ./configure
But on a freshly installed Ubuntu we had to run this to get it working:
sudo sh ./configure
Running with bash throws an error, because the configure file needs sh as shell:
sudo bash ./configure

[hosantosh]

Hi svdhoog,
I am also a novice user of libmboard. I need to install if for FLAME. I faced the same issue during libmboard configuration. The trick is to make the autogen.sh file executable using "chmod u+x autogen.sh" command.

The error that I used to get was like this:
/libmboard-master$ sh ./autogen.sh
./autogen.sh: 12: ./autogen.sh: cannot create autogen.log: Permission denied
./autogen.sh: 14: ./autogen.sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

However, after making it executable, it executes well only that there is another error message for README.in not being found!

Now, I need to look for why is this happening! Any help from anybody.

Thanks in advance.

Sandeep

[svdhoog]

Can you tell us what is the output of: $ sudo sh ./configure

[hosantosh]

the configure file has not been created by autogen.sh.

[hosantosh]

I think it has something to do with the error:

configure.ac:23: installing './compile'
configure.ac:29: installing './config.guess'
configure.ac:29: installing './config.sub'
configure.ac:10: installing './install-sh'
configure.ac:10: installing './missing'
Makefile.am: installing './INSTALL'
Makefile.am: installing './COPYING' using GNU General Public License v3 file
Makefile.am: Consider adding the COPYING file to the version control system
Makefile.am: for your code, to avoid questions about which license your project uses
configure.ac:215: error: required file 'README.in' not found
src/parallel/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'

[hosantosh]

However, if I just create an empty "README.in" file by "touch README.in" everything works perfect. I get an "configure" file which runs fine.

$ sudo ./autogen.sh
[sudo] password for sandeep:
Running libtoolize ... DONE
Running aclocal ... DONE
Running autoheader ... DONE
Running automake ... DONE
Running autoconf ... DONE
Overwriting 'COPYING' file ... DONE
sandeep@:~/Downloads/libmboard-master$

And, the trailing portion is

Looks good. But I have no idea whether everything is actually fine or not.

Best.

[hosantosh]

So,
In summary, may be the authors/coders should change the README.txt or INSTALL.txt accordingly.
Because, after using these two additional commands/steps, the installation is very smooth, without errors. These commands are:

1) chmod u+x autogen.sh
2) touch README.in

Finally, generate the configure file by simply running the 'autogen.sh' with 'sudo'.

1) sudo ./autogen.sh
2) ./configure
3) make
4) sudo make install

And, that is all.

[mondus]

Documents should be updated for this. @hosantosh Apologies for the delay we have had some issues with notifications.

[hosantosh]

No problem, mondus.
But I found that installing FLAME is trickier than other softwares like NetLogo.
So, I believe FLAME developers should also try to make the installation as simple as possible and without any glitches whatsoever.

[mondus]

@hosantosh Agreed. We have moved development to a completely open system now so if you have any improved install scripts you can submit these as pull requests. Otherwise we will use issues to track feature requests.

[hosantosh]

great..
and thanks.

[ptheywood]

As of 5fd34e8 following the updated instructions in the readme works correctly on Ubuntu 16.04.5

https://github.com/FLAME-HPC/libmboard/blob/master/README.md#installation

./autogen.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install

[svdhoog]

Given this has been resolved, can the issue be closed?

[svdhoog]

In fact, I would propose to do a minor version release for libmboard 0.3.2 that includes this fix.
We are having similar problems with a FLAME model and using TravisCI, see here:
ETACE/eurace_unibi#8