[Quantian-general] Elmer - Open Source Finite Element Software for Multiphysical Problems

[Marco Caliari]

> Dear Quantian Users,
>
> We want to carry out some computational fluid dynamics and chemical kinetics
> studies in Linux environment with a open source software. Probably, Elmer,
> open source multiphysical finite element software developed by Finnish IT
> Center for Science, is the most appropriate solution in that area. But when
> trying to configure and install the software in our quantian systems we
> could not succeed this and we faced to "config.log". Anyway,  in software
> homepage (http://www.csc.fi/elmer/), it is said that the software is running
> in redhat OSs succesfully. So, if it is possible, if you can help us about
> the software installation in quantian 7.9.2 we will be so happy.
> Additionally, in quantian 7.9.3, if we can use this software as a component
> of quantian we will be so happy again.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ibrahim Mutlay

Hi.

I never tried to install Elmer, but in its homepage I can see it needs g95
compiler (whose binaries can be downloaded at http://ftp.g95.org/), which
is not in Quantian.
At http://postit.csc.fi/pipermail/elmerupdates/2006-January/000004.html I can
see that it can be compiled also with gfortran (gcc version 4.2.0
20060112, a development version)
(whose binaries can be downloaded at
http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries), which is not in Quantian.

So, try to install g95 or the last gfortran and then the last version of
Elmer (5.0.2).

Next Quantian release will not contain g95 (there is no Debian package)
and, probably, nor the testing version of gfortran.

Marco