# Testing preCICE installation on macOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Installing preCICE\ **Tags:** macos\ **Created:** [August 7, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/testing-precice-installation-on-macos/296 "2020-08-07T06:45:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VickyWei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/precice.discourse.group/vickywei/32/295_2.png) [@VickyWei](https://precice.discourse.group/u/VickyWei)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/testing-precice-installation-on-macos/296/1 "2020-08-07T06:45:17Z")
My system: - preCICE version: 2.1.0 - Operating system or platform: macOS Catalina 10.15.5 - Installation method: building with CMake - Dependency versions (especially compiler, Boost, PETSc, MPI) and if other versions are present: Boost: 1.73.0 PETSc: 3.13.4 open-mpi: 4.0.4\_1 I followed the main steps [here](https://github.com/precice/precice/wiki/Building:-Using-CMake). In `make test_base`, 24/27 tests failed. Most tests failed with this message ```plaintext test 2 Start 2: precice.action 2: Test command: /usr/local/bin/mpiexec "-n" "4" "/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/build/testprecice" "--run_test=ActionTests" 2: Environment variables: 2: PRECICE_ROOT=/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0 2: OMPI_MCA_rmaps_base_oversubscribe=1 2: Test timeout computed to be: 20 2: This test suite runs on rank 2 of 4 2: This test suite runs on rank 3 of 4 2: This test suite runs on rank 0 of 4 2: This test suite runs on rank 1 of 4 2: Test setup error: boost::runtime::arg_type_mismatch: Access with invalid type for argument corresponding to parameter log_level 2: Test setup error: boost::runtime::arg_type_mismatch: Access with invalid type for argument corresponding to parameter log_level 2: Test setup error: boost::runtime::arg_type_mismatch: Access with invalid type for argument corresponding to parameter log_level 2: Test setup error: boost::runtime::arg_type_mismatch: Access with invalid type for argument corresponding to parameter log_level 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2: Primary job terminated normally, but 1 process returned 2: a non-zero exit code. Per user-direction, the job has been aborted. 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2: mpiexec detected that one or more processes exited with non-zero status, thus causing 2: the job to be terminated. The first process to do so was: 2: 2: Process name: [[58881,1],0] 2: Exit code: 200 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/27 Test #2: precice.action ............................***Failed 2.25 sec ``` tests 22-27 are timeout with errors like: test 25 Start 25: precice.solverdummy.run.cpp-c ```plaintext 25: Test command: /usr/local/Cellar/cmake/3.18.1/bin/cmake "-D" "WRAPPER=/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/cmake/runsolverdummies.sh" "-D" "DUMMY_A=/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/build/Solverdummies/cpp/solverdummy" "-D" "DUMMY_B=/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/build/Solverdummies/c/solverdummy" "-D" "DUMMY_RUN_DIR=/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/build/TestOutput/solverdummy.run.cpp-c" "-D" "DUMMY_CONFIG=/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/examples/solverdummies/precice-config.xml" "-P" "/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/cmake/runsolverdummies.cmake" 25: Test timeout computed to be: 60 25: DUMMY: Running solver dummy with preCICE config file "/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/examples/solverdummies/precice-config.xml", participant name "SolverTwo", and mesh name "MeshTwo". 25: preCICE: This is preCICE version 2.1.0 25: DUMMY: Running solver dummy with preCICE config file "/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/examples/solverdummies/precice-config.xml", participant name "SolverOne", and mesh name "MeshOne". 25: preCICE: This is preCICE version 2.1.0 25: preCICE: Revision info: no-info [Git failed/Not a repository] 25: preCICE: Revision info: no-info [Git failed/Not a repository] 25: preCICE: Configuring preCICE with configuration "/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/examples/solverdummies/precice-config.xml" 25: preCICE: Configuring preCICE with configuration "/Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/examples/solverdummies/precice-config.xml" 25: preCICE: I am participant "SolverTwo" 25: preCICE: I am participant "SolverOne" 25: preCICE: Setting up master communication to coupling partner/s 25: preCICE: Setting up master communication to coupling partner/s 25: preCICE: Masters are connected 25: preCICE: Setting up preliminary slaves communication to coupling partner/s 25: preCICE: Prepare partition for mesh MeshOne 25: preCICE: Masters are connected 25: preCICE: Gather mesh MeshOne 25: preCICE: Setting up preliminary slaves communication to coupling partner/s 25: preCICE: Receive global mesh MeshOne 25: preCICE: Send global mesh MeshOne 25: preCICE: Setting up slaves communication to coupling partner/s 25: preCICE: Prepare partition for mesh MeshTwo 25: preCICE: Setting up slaves communication to coupling partner/s 25: libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type boost::wrapexcept: shutdown: Socket is not connected 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] ***Process received signal*** 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] Signal: Abort trap: 6 (6) 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] Signal code: (0) 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [0] 0 libsystem_platform.dylib 0x00007fff6a3065fd _sigtramp + 29 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [1] 0 ??? 0x0000000000000400 0x0 + 1024 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [2] 0 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff6a1dc808 abort + 120 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [3] 0 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff6743c458 abort_message + 231 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [4] 0 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff6742d8a7 _ZL28demangling_terminate_handlerv + 238 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [5] 0 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff68f685b1 _ZL15_objc_terminatev + 104 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [6] 0 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff6743b887 _ZSt11__terminatePFvvE + 8 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [7] 0 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff6743b829 _ZSt9terminatev + 41 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [8] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x000000010285b5b5 _ZN7precice3com19SocketCommunicationD1Ev + 21 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [9] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x00000001028b4136 _ZNSt3 __120__ shared_ptr_emplaceIN7precice3com19SocketCommunicationENS_9allocatorIS3_EEE16__on_zero_sharedEv + 38 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [10] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x000000010267550d _ZNSt3 __114__ shared_count16__release_sharedEv + 61 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [11] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x00000001026754af _ZNSt3 __119__ shared_weak_count16__release_sharedEv + 31 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [12] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x000000010267547c _ZNSt3__110shared_ptrIN7precice12acceleration4impl14PreconditionerEED2Ev + 44 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [13] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x0000000102675445 _ZNSt3__110shared_ptrIN7precice12acceleration4impl14PreconditionerEED1Ev + 21 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [14] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x00000001029f232c _ZN7precice3m2n25PointToPointCommunication16acceptConnectionERKNSt3__112basic_stringIcNS2_11char_traitsIcEENS2_9allocatorIcEEEESA_ + 1884 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [15] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x00000001029e29e5 _ZN7precice3m2n3M2N22acceptSlavesConnectionERKNSt3__112basic_stringIcNS2_11char_traitsIcEENS2_9allocatorIcEEEESA_ + 1365 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [16] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x00000001029d3960 _ZN7precice3m2n8BoundM2N13connectSlavesEv + 752 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [17] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x0000000102d4164a _ZN7precice4impl19SolverInterfaceImpl10initializeEv + 3226 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [18] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x0000000102ced5cd _ZN7precice15SolverInterface10initializeEv + 29 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [19] 0 libprecice.2.1.0.dylib 0x0000000102e7f1c7 precicec_initialize + 167 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [20] 0 solverdummy 0x0000000102660a86 main + 806 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] [21] 0 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff6a10dcc9 start + 1 25: [Vicky-Weis-Macbook-Pro-2020:95741] ***End of error message*** 25: /Users/siqiwei/precice-2.1.0/cmake/runsolverdummies.sh: line 9: 95741 Abort trap: 6 $2 $3 SolverTwo MeshTwo ``` [CTestCostData.txt](https://precice.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/voSuhaBs0DgZPriUaLFaSIAdX1x.txt) (1.2 KB) [LastTest.log](https://precice.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/a25ARTuwu6zkdfkhpimMk7kmwa0.log) (70.0 KB) [LastTestsFailed.log](https://precice.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/4eozhrPTWO1RXNuHAsjPDgw3WX4.log) (541 Bytes) Thank you very much!! ---
**Author:** ![Makis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/precice.discourse.group/makis/32/25_2.png) [@Makis](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Makis)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/testing-precice-installation-on-macos/296/2 "2020-08-07T09:14:53Z")
This is again useful feedback, as we currently don’t have almost any users on macOS. Please open two issues for these errors. Even though four tests are failing, the problems are two: 1. The `action` tests fail 2. The `solverdummy` tests fail As workarounds for now: - The first one you can ignore if you don’t need [actions](https://github.com/precice/precice/wiki/Actions-Configuration). - The second one is probably using the wrong network interface, which is different on macOS (see [more details](https://github.com/precice/precice/wiki/macOS#xml-configuration)). You can quickly test this yourself: - Go to the `examples/solverdummies/cpp` directory - Configure: `cmake .` - Build: `make` - Run in one terminal: `./solverdummy ../precice-config.xml SolverOne MeshOne` - Run in another terminal: `./solverdummy ../precice-config.xml SolverTwo MeshTwo` If you still get the same error, edit the [`../precice-config.xml`](https://github.com/precice/precice/blob/v2.1.0/examples/solverdummies/precice-config.xml#L39) as follows: ```diff - + ``` This should be fixed in v2.1.0, please let us know if you still need this patch. ---
**Author:** ![Makis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/precice.discourse.group/makis/32/25_2.png) [@Makis](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Makis)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/testing-precice-installation-on-macos/296/3 "2020-09-16T10:55:58Z")
@VickyWei did you manage to solve these issues (if yes, how)? ---
**Author:** ![fsimonis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/precice.discourse.group/fsimonis/32/6_2.png) [@fsimonis](https://precice.discourse.group/u/fsimonis)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/testing-precice-installation-on-macos/296/4 "2020-10-15T11:48:52Z")
Hi @VickyWei We just fixed some issues on MacOS [https://github.com/precice/precice/pull/877](https://github.com/precice/precice/pull/877). Do you still run into issues when using an up2date develop version of preCICE? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/precice/original/1X/67d2a5fa6f80e597e2267ff17fa8c1673cd11caa.svg) [@system](https://precice.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/testing-precice-installation-on-macos/296/5 "2020-11-04T10:19:08Z")
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