[Paraview] ParaView Digest, Vol 120, Issue 35

[Ben Boeckel]

On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:05:24 -0600, Jack Vant wrote:
> /usr/bin/ld: /cm/shared/apps/mvapich2/gcc/64/1.9/lib/libmpich.a(setbotf.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 against `mpifcmb2_' can not be used when making a
> shared object; recompile with -fPIC
                                ^^^^^

> /cm/shared/apps/mvapich2/gcc/64/1.9/lib/libmpich.a: could not read symbols:
> Bad value
> 
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> make[2]: *** [lib/libvtkVPIC-pv4.1.so.1] Error 1
                                    ^^^

> Can someone translate for me?  Can I buy a vowel?  The google has run out
> of gas.

Your mvapich2 installation was not compiled with -fPIC
(position-independent code) which may not be mixed with code compiled
with -fPIC (which shared building enforces). Either compile a static
ParaView or get an mvapich2 built with -fPIC.

--Ben