[R-sig-hpc] Problem installing Rmpi on SuSE 64 bit system: does compile but does not load

[Kevin.Buckley at ecs.vuw.ac.nz]

> # Check that it is loaded
>> mpirun --version
> mpirun (Open MPI) 1.4.2r22761-ct8.2.1c-b11a-r31
>
> Report bugs to http://www.open-mpi.org/community/help/
>

> ** building package indices ...
> ** testing if installed package can be loaded
> /home/rkrug/R/R/R-2.12.0/bin/exec/R: symbol lookup error:
> /usr/lib64/openmpi/mca_paffinity_linux.so: undefined symbol:
> mca_base_param_reg_int


The undefined symbol you are seeing should be being found within
the OpenMPI libraries.

It is possible that the shell(s) that get invoked for the testing
are not getting the full OpenMPI environment set when running Rmpi.

Kevin


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