Installing old software to Suse 13.1

sailschooner · 06-24-2015, 07:07 AM

Hi,

I'm trying to run Lahey 6.1 Pro Fortran with Winteracter on Suse 13.1 Linux. The fortran runs ok but when I compile Winteracter in it fails due to (I think) version differences with lib.so.6. I seems the problem is in the gcc versions but I suspect that reinstalling the older version would not get me anywhere. The problem is not the computers (Dell Optiplex 755s and a Hp Compaq dd(?)5800, Pentium i2 processors, with W7) because a cut-down Windows version (ELF) works perfectly well.

Now I've decided to reinstall Suse 8.1 and the software as previously. But it won't install to these machines either from the (paid-for) Suse CD's or from a USB copy of them. I can see the files and open them on either in W7 but don't know how to run the install from there. Or if it can be. I would like to dual boot from their single HDD.

Thank God I don't do this for a living, I've been trying since Christmas! So help with either approach would be very much appreciated.

Adrian

John VV · 06-24-2015, 12:08 PM

what VERSION of the gnu FORTRAN gcc compiler is installed
4.8 ?
or the legacy 3.3

F77 is in the legacy gcc33-fortran

to see what is available

Code:

su -
zypper se fortran

you also might want to install the Devel:gcc OBS repo

sailschooner · 06-24-2015, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

what VERSION of the gnu FORTRAN gcc compiler is installed
4.8 ?
or the legacy 3.3

F77 is in the legacy gcc33-fortran

to see what is available

Code:

su -
zypper se fortran

you also might want to install the Devel:gcc OBS repo

Thanks for the swift reply. Output from zypper is

slave5:~ # zypper se fortran
Retrieving repository 'Packman Repository' metadata ........................................................[done]
Building repository 'Packman Repository' cache .............................................................[done]
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-13.1-Update' metadata ......................................................[done]
Building repository 'openSUSE-13.1-Update' cache ...........................................................[done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name | Summary | Type
--+----------------------+------------------------------------------------+--------
| gcc-fortran | The system GNU Fortran Compiler | package
i | gcc33-fortran | The GNU Fortran Compiler and Support Files | package
| gcc48-fortran | The GNU Fortran Compiler and Support Files | package
i | libgfortran3 | The GNU Fortran Compiler Runtime Library | package
| plplot-fortran | Shared libraries for PLplot's Fortran bindings | package
| plplot-fortran-devel | Fortran bindings for development with PLplot | package

Should I uninstall 4.8, assuming that running the programs defaults there? It looks as if both 3.3 and 4.8 are installed. But I was under the impression that the Lahey package is a compiler, f77 being different from Fortran 95?

Many thanks again,

Adrian

John VV · 06-24-2015, 03:39 PM

you do not have 4.8 installed

see that " i" at the front of the list

install the current

Code:

zypper in gcc48-fortran gcc48 gcc48-c++ gcc48-info

the not as old f95 ( as in the year 1995) is in the current gFortran
the f77 is in the gcc33 legacy fortran

then to make SURE that 4.8 is the default version
run

Code:

su -
gfortran -v
-----------------------------
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=gfortran
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-suse-linux
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --libdir=/usr/lib64 --libexecdir=/usr/lib64 --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-checking=release --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.8 --enable-ssp --disable-libssp --disable-plugin --with-bugurl=http://bugs.opensuse.org/ --with-pkgversion='SUSE Linux' --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --disable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --enable-linker-build-id --enable-linux-futex --program-suffix=-4.8 --without-system-libunwind --with-arch-32=i586 --with-tune=generic --build=x86_64-suse-linux --host=x86_64-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.8.3 20141208 [gcc-4_8-branch revision 218481] (SUSE Linux)

the f77 compiller is called " g77-3.3"

Code:

su -
g77-3.3 -v
------------------------------------------------
Reading specs from /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.3-hammer/specs
Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --libdir=/usr/lib64 --libexecdir=/usr/lib64 --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,f77 --disable-checking --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/3.3.3 --enable-ssp --disable-libssp --disable-libgcj --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --program-suffix=-3.3 --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --without-system-libunwind --with-cpu=generic --host=x86_64-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.3-hammer

sailschooner · 06-24-2015, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

you do not have 4.8 installed

see that " i" at the front of the list

install the current

Code:

zypper in gcc48-fortran gcc48 gcc48-c++ gcc48-info

the not as old f95 ( as in the year 1995) is in the current gFortran
the f77 is in the gcc33 legacy fortran

then to make SURE that 4.8 is the default version
run

Code:

su -
gfortran -v
-----------------------------
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=gfortran
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-suse-linux
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --libdir=/usr/lib64 --libexecdir=/usr/lib64 --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,obj-c++,java,ada --enable-checking=release --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.8 --enable-ssp --disable-libssp --disable-plugin --with-bugurl=http://bugs.opensuse.org/ --with-pkgversion='SUSE Linux' --disable-libgcj --disable-libmudflap --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --disable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --enable-linker-build-id --enable-linux-futex --program-suffix=-4.8 --without-system-libunwind --with-arch-32=i586 --with-tune=generic --build=x86_64-suse-linux --host=x86_64-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.8.3 20141208 [gcc-4_8-branch revision 218481] (SUSE Linux)

the f77 compiller is called " g77-3.3"

Code:

su -
g77-3.3 -v
------------------------------------------------
Reading specs from /usr/lib64/gcc-lib/x86_64-suse-linux/3.3.3-hammer/specs
Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --libdir=/usr/lib64 --libexecdir=/usr/lib64 --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,f77 --disable-checking --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/3.3.3 --enable-ssp --disable-libssp --disable-libgcj --with-slibdir=/lib64 --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --program-suffix=-3.3 --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --without-system-libunwind --with-cpu=generic --host=x86_64-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.3-hammer

I've done as you said. The g77 replied as you indicated. I had to install gfortran before the g48 came up as expected. Issuing zypper se fortran gave

slave5:/usr/local/lf9561/examples/WiSK/example # zypper se fortran
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name | Summary | Type
--+----------------------+------------------------------------------------+--------
i | gcc-fortran | The system GNU Fortran Compiler | package
i | gcc33-fortran | The GNU Fortran Compiler and Support Files | package
i | gcc48-fortran | The GNU Fortran Compiler and Support Files | package
i | libgfortran3 | The GNU Fortran Compiler Runtime Library | package
| plplot-fortran | Shared libraries for PLplot's Fortran bindings | package
| plplot-fortran-devel | Fortran bindings for development with PLplot | package

Then I tried running a program. No problem with the first stage (script checking I suppose it could be called). It stopped then though in the same place as usual (I think), but with the error "/usr/bin/ld: bad -rpath option". I don't know what that is but think it can only be less of a problem than the "lib.so.6" one. More grateful thanks, then, what do you think I should I do next?

Adrian

John VV · 06-24-2015, 07:15 PM

i would first search the Winteracter software site and the Lahey 6.1 Pro web site and forume

reread the build instructions and guides

and see what was missed