[Rivet] faild to compile rivet on slc6 @ lxplus

[Heiner Wollny]

Hi Andy,
thanks for your prompt reply and your explanations.
I will simply stick to the tarball installation.

Cheers,
Heiner

On 12/15/2014 05:34 PM, Andy Buckley wrote:
> On 15/12/14 16:19, Heiner Wollny wrote:
>> Dear Rivet developers,
>
> Hi Heiner,
>
>> I would like to create a rivet analysis. I followed the instructions on
>> your web page for `Repository access for developers/contributors'.
>
> The clue is in the title -- repository access is intended for Rivet
> developers, not general users. For writing analysis code (which doesn't
> require modifying Rivet) you should use a pre-existing installation or
> build from a tarball instead.
>
>> I tried to configure and to compile on lxplus under slc6.
>> I encountered the following error message:
>>
>> Not (re)generating core.cpp since Cython is not installed
>> rm -f fix-out-of-source
>> for i in __init__.py util.py plotinfo.py spiresbib.py core.pyx rivet.pxd
>> core.cpp; do \
>>            orig="$i"; \
>>            build="$(basename $i)"; \
>>            if [ ! -e ${build} ]; then cp ${orig} ${build}; \
>>            echo ${build} >> fix-out-of-source; fi; \
>>          done
>> cp: cannot stat `core.cpp': No such file or directory
>> touch fix-out-of-source
>> make[2]: Leaving directory
>> `/afs/cern.ch/user/h/hwollny/soft/rivet2/rivet/pyext/rivet'
>> make[2]: Entering directory
>> `/afs/cern.ch/user/h/hwollny/soft/rivet2/rivet/pyext'
>> CC="gcc"
>> CXX="/afs/cern.ch/sw/lcg/contrib/gcc/4.6.2/x86_64-slc6-gcc46-opt/bin/g++" CXXFLAGS="-Wno-unused-but-set-variable
>> -Wno-sign-compare" ARCHFLAGS="" /usr/bin/python setup.py install
>> --install-lib=build/ --force
>> running install
>> running build
>> running build_py
>> creating build
>> creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6
>> creating build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/rivet
>> copying rivet/__init__.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/rivet
>> copying rivet/plotinfo.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/rivet
>> copying rivet/spiresbib.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/rivet
>> copying rivet/util.py -> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/rivet
>> running build_ext
>> building 'rivet.core' extension
>> creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6
>> creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/rivet
>> gcc -fno-strict-aliasing -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
>> -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64
>> -mtune=generic -D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fwrapv -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -pipe -Wall
>> -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector
>> --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic -D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC
>> -fwrapv -fPIC -I/afs/cern.ch/user/h/hwollny/soft/rivet2/rivet/include
>> -Irivet -I/usr/include/python2.6 -c rivet/core.cpp -o
>> build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/rivet/core.o
>> -I/afs/cern.ch/user/h/hwollny/soft/RIVET3/include
>> -I/afs/cern.ch/sw/lcg/external/Boost/1.50.0_python2.7/x86_64-slc6-gcc46-opt/include/boost-1_50
>> -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-sign-compare
>> -I/afs/cern.ch/sw/lcg/external/HepMC/2.06.08/x86_64-slc6-gcc46-opt/include
>> -I/afs/cern.ch/sw/lcg/external/fastjet/2.4.4/x86_64-slc6-gcc46-opt/include
>> -I/afs/cern.ch/user/h/hwollny/soft/RIVET/local/include -I/usr/include
>> gcc: error: rivet/core.cpp: No such file or directory
>> gcc: fatal error: no input files
>> compilation terminated.
>>
>> On lxplus cython version 0.14.1 is installed, which I guess is too old.
>
> Exactly.
>
>> The file core.cpp is not created but requested in the following leading
>> to the above error message. I tried to remove core.cpp from the variable
>> EXTRA_DIST, however the last error message remains, as in setup.py
>> core.cpp is also requested.
>>
>> It would be great if you could help me.
>
> You would need to manually install a new version of Cython. But better
> is to build from a tarball, which includes those Cython-generated files,
> and doesn't require Cython in order to build.
>
>> PS: I stumbled also on the following problems, which however I could
>> work around by myself:
>>
>> 1.) Where shall one get the YODA library? My workaround was to install
>> rivet using the rivet-bootstrap script and set the YODA variables to
>> this installation path.
>
> You can install it yourself, e.g. from the tarballs on the YODA website.
> Or use a pre-existing installation, like the ones in the LCG AFS areas
> (for official LCG platforms).
>
>> 2.) there is a problem in the configure file when checking/setting the
>> YODAINCPATH variable.
>> The option `--with-yoda-incpath=` is not respected. Even exporting the
>> variable YODAINCPATH is not working. I hacked a lazy work around by
>> writing before the last if query (line 16630): pkgpath=$YODAINCPATH
>
> Hmm, strange. I'll look into that.
>
>> 3.) I tried to link against FastJet version 3.3.3. However at compile
>> time I get the error message that -lSISConePlugin is not found (needed
>> for RivetALICEAnalyses.la). I guess the check for this lib is missing in
>> the configure script. I downgraded to FastJet version 2.4.4 where this
>> library is still present.
>> However, other errors show up instead:
>> CMS_2013_I1224539_DIJET.cc:7:35: fatal error: fastjet/tools/Filter.hh
>> CMS_2013_I1224539_DIJET.cc:8:35: fatal error: fastjet/tools/Pruner.hh:
>> No such file or directory
>> My lazy workaround was to remove this analysis (and also
>> CMS_2013_I1224539_WJET, CMS_2013_I1224539_ZJET) from the Makefile, as I
>> could not find any Pruner.hh file in the LCG CERN installation of FastJet.
>
> Was your installation of Fastjet built with the --enable-allplugins
> switch? I don't believe that the FastJet authors removed SISCone in v3,
> but you need to build the library with a special option to get it (the
> only always-available jet algs are kT, anti-kT, and C/A, of I remember
> correctly).
>
> Andy
>