Bug#631589: python-dolfin: python -c "import dolfin" fails with MPI error

[Johannes Ring]

Hi Luk,

thanks for the report and sorry for the late reply.

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 7:57 AM, LUK ShunTim <shuntim.luk at polyu.edu.hk> wrote:
> $ python -c "import dolfin"
> *** The MPI_comm_size() function was called before MPI_INIT was invoked.
> *** This is disallowed by the MPI standard.
> *** Your MPI job will now abort.

Does importing PyTrilinos before dolfin fix this problem for you? Try:

$ python -c "import PyTrilinos;import dolfin"

This fixes the problem for me.

Johannes