# Problem when compiling SCALAPACK **URL:** \ **Category:** FreeFEM installation\ **Created:** [September 22, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/problem-when-compiling-scalapack/587 "2020-09-22T08:45:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![nabil3achour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@nabil3achour](https://community.freefem.org/u/nabil3achour)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/problem-when-compiling-scalapack/587/17 "2020-09-22T13:34:14Z")
Thank you! Now it shows this message: ``` > ==================================== ``` > ``` > Install complete. > > Now to check if the libraries are working do (in current directory): > > make PETSC_DIR=/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c PETSC_ARCH="" check > > ==================================== > > /usr/bin/make --no-print-directory -f makefile PETSC_ARCH=fc PETSC_DIR=/Users/nabilachour/FF++/FreeFem-sources/3rdparty/ff-petsc/petsc-6f7728a9761c25b7b2c7be97feaf14de71316cbd mpi4py-install petsc4py-install libmesh-install mfem-install slepc-install hpddm-install amrex-install bamg-install > > make[4]: Nothing to be done for `mpi4py-install'. > > make[4]: Nothing to be done for `petsc4py-install'. > > make[4]: Nothing to be done for `libmesh-install'. > > make[4]: Nothing to be done for `mfem-install'. > > ***Building SLEPc*** > > ***Installing SLEPc*** > > ***Building and installing HPDDM*** > > make[4]: Nothing to be done for `amrex-install'. > > make[4]: Nothing to be done for `bamg-install'. > > test -x "`type -p otool`" && make changec > > diri=/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib ; \ > > libpp=$diri/libslepc.3.13.3.dylib ; \ > > opblibpp=`otool -L $libpp | awk '/3rdparty/ {print $1}'` ; \ > > npblibpp=$diri/`basename $opblibpp` ; \ > > echo -- $opblibpp ; \ > > echo -- $npblibpp ; \ > > test -n "$opblibpp" && install_name_tool -change $opblibpp $npblibpp $libpp ; \ > > otool -L $libpp | awk '/libpetsc/ {print "**",$1}' > > /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/objdump: **error:**'/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib/libslepc.3.13.3.dylib': No such file or directory > > usage: basename string [suffix] > > basename [-a] [-s suffix] string [...] > > -- > > -- /Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib/ > > /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/objdump: **error:**'/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib/libslepc.3.13.3.dylib': No such file or directory > > test -e /Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/include/petsc.h > > touch petsc-6f7728a9761c25b7b2c7be97feaf14de71316cbd/tag-install-complex > > test -e /Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/include/petsc.h > > mkdir ../lib > > mkdir: ../lib: File exists > > make[1]: [../lib/WHERE.PETSc-complex] Error 1 (ignored) > > echo 'petsccomplex LD -Wl,-rpath,"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -L"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -lpetsc' > ../lib/WHERE.PETSc-complex > > echo 'petsccomplex INCLUDE -I"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/include"' >> ../lib/WHERE.PETSc-complex > > echo done ../lib/WHERE.PETSc-complex > > done ../lib/WHERE.PETSc-complex > > test -e /Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/include/slepc.h > > mkdir ../lib > > mkdir: ../lib: File exists > > make[1]: [../lib/WHERE.SLEPc-complex] Error 1 (ignored) > > echo 'slepccomplex LD -Wl,-rpath,"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -L"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -lslepc' > ../lib/WHERE.SLEPc-complex > > echo 'slepccomplex INCLUDE -I"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/include"' >> ../lib/WHERE.SLEPc-complex > > echo done ../lib/WHERE.SLEPc-complex > > done ../lib/WHERE.SLEPc-complex > > echo >WHERE-all > > test -z '-Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lscalapack' || echo scalapack LD -Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lscalapack >>WHERE-all > > test -z '' || echo scalapack INCLUDE -I >>WHERE-all > > test -z '-Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lmetis' || echo metis LD -Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lmetis >>WHERE-all > > test -z '/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include' || echo metis INCLUDE -I/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include >>WHERE-all > > test -z '-Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lcmumps -ldmumps -lsmumps -lzmumps -lmumps_common -lpord' || echo mumps LD -Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lcmumps -ldmumps -lsmumps -lzmumps -lmumps_common -lpord >>WHERE-all > > test -z '/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include' || echo mumps INCLUDE -I/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include >>WHERE-all > > test -z '-Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lsuperlu' || echo superlu LD -Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lsuperlu >>WHERE-all > > test -z '/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include' || echo superlu INCLUDE -I/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include >>WHERE-all > > test -z '-Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lptesmumps -lptscotchparmetis -lptscotch -lptscotcherr -lesmumps -lscotch -lscotcherr' || echo ptscotch LD -Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lptesmumps -lptscotchparmetis -lptscotch -lptscotcherr -lesmumps -lscotch -lscotcherr >>WHERE-all > > test -z '/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include' || echo ptscotch INCLUDE -I/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include >>WHERE-all > > test -z '-Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -ltet' || echo tetgen LD -Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -ltet >>WHERE-all > > test -z '/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include' || echo tetgen INCLUDE -I/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include >>WHERE-all > > test -z '-Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lparmetis' || echo parmetis LD -Wl,-rpath,/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -L/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib -lparmetis >>WHERE-all > > test -z '/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include' || echo parmetis INCLUDE -I/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include >>WHERE-all > > test -z '' || echo hpddm LD >>WHERE-all > > test -z '/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include' || echo hpddm INCLUDE -I/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include >>WHERE-all > > echo 'petsc LD -Wl,-rpath,"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib" -L"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib" -lpetsc' >>WHERE-all > > echo 'petsc INCLUDE -I"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include"' >>WHERE-all > > echo 'petsccomplex LD -Wl,-rpath,"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -L"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -lpetsc' >>WHERE-all > > echo 'petsccomplex INCLUDE -I"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/include"' >> WHERE-all > > echo 'slepc LD -Wl,-rpath,"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib" -L"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/lib" -lslepc' >>WHERE-all > > echo 'slepc INCLUDE -I"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/r/include"' >>WHERE-all > > echo 'slepccomplex LD -Wl,-rpath,"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -L"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/lib" -lslepc' >>WHERE-all > > echo 'slepccomplex INCLUDE -I"/Users/nabilachour/FreeFem-install/ff-petsc/c/include"' >>WHERE-all > > nabilachour@MacBook-Pro-de-Nabil ff-petsc % > > ``` --- _[View the full topic](https://community.freefem.org/t/problem-when-compiling-scalapack/587)._