This post addresses issues encountered when installing Absoft Pro Fortran 2017 (v17.0) on the latest releases of the 64 Bit RedHat Enterprise Linux/Scientific Linux/CentOS, Fedora Core, Open SuSE, Debian, and Ubuntu Linux distributions.
RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.2
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.7
Scientific Linux 6.7
CentOS 6.7 (Final)
A default Software Development Workstation installation of RedHat Enterprise Linux/Scientific Linux/CentOS requires the following additional software to fully support Absoft Fortran 2017:
Package Description
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
gcc Support for software development
gcc-c++ Support for software development
glibc.i686 Support for running 32 bit programs
libstdc++.i686 Support for running 32 bit programs
libpng12 Graphics library used by AbsoftTools and Fx3 Debugger
xterm Terminal program used by AbsoftTools and Fx3 Debugger
glibc-devel.i686 Support for building 32 bit programs
Examples below give a possible error messages reported when a package is missing and the yum command to install the package.
1) Compiler front-end fails to run, no 32 bit executable support
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: /opt/absoft17.0/bin/af90fe64: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter:
No such file or directory
f90fe failed.
Fix: Install 32 bit executable support
$ sudo yum install glibc.i686
2) atmod fails, missing 32 bit libstdc++.so.6
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/atmod: error while loading shared libraries:
libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file:
No such file or directory
Fix: Install 32 bit libstdc++.so.6
$ sudo yum install libstdc++.i686
3) GCC/G++ and other development tools not installed
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: as: command not found
assembler failed.
$ af90 t.f
sh: g++: command not found
link failed.
Fix: Install GCC and C++ support
$ sudo yum install gcc-c++
4) AbsoftTools and Fx3 fail to load, missing libpng12.so.0
Symptom:
$ Fx3
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/Fx3_bin: error while loading shared libraries:
libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file:
No such file or directory
$ atools
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/atools_bin: error while loading shared libraries:
libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file:
No such file or directory
Fix: Install libpng12
$ sudo yum install libpng12.x86_64
5) Unable to execute projects inside AbsoftTools
Symptom:
An error dialog appears which reads "Could not start "xterm -name "Absoft Tools"... "
Fix: install xterm program
$ sudo yum install xterm
6) Unable to build 32 bit programs
Symptom:
$ af90 -m32 t.f
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib64/libpthread.so when
searching for -lpthread
Fix: install 32 bit development libraries
$ sudo yum install glibc-devel.i686
Fedora Core 25 64 bit
A default installation of Fedora Core 25 Workstation requires the following additional software to fully support Absoft Fortran 2017:
Package Description
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
glibc.i686 Support for running 32 bit programs
libstdc++.i686 Support for running 32 bit programs
gcc Support for software development
gcc-c++ Support for software development
libpng12 Graphics library for AbsoftTools and Fx3 Debugger
xterm Terminal program used by AbsoftTools and Fx3 Debugger
ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 Support for 64 bit Fx3 Debugger
glibc-devel.i686 Support for building 32 bit programs
Examples below give a possible error messages reported when a package is missing and the dnf command to install the package.
1) 32 bit executable support not installed
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: /opt/absoft17.0/bin/af90fe64: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter:
No such file or directory
f90fe failed.
Fix: install 32 bit glibc
$ sudo dnf install glibc.i686
2) 32 bit libstdc++.so.6 not installed
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/atmod: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
atmod failed.
Fix: install 32 bit libstdc++.so.6
$ sudo dnf install libstdc++.i686
3) GCC/G++ and other development tools not installed
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: as: command not found
assembler failed.
$ af90 t.f
sh: g++: command not found
link failed.
Fix: Install GCC and C++ support
$ sudo dnf install gcc
$ sudo dnf install gcc-c++
4) Unable to launch AbsoftTools and Fx3
Symptom:
$ atools
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/atools_bin: error while loading shared libraries: libpng12.so.0:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
$ Fx3
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/Fx3_bin: error while loading shared libraries: libpng12.so.0:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Fix: Install libpng12 package
$ sudo dnf install libpng12
5) Unable to execute projects inside AbsoftTools
Symptom:
An error dialog appears which reads "Could not start "xterm -name "Absoft Tools"... "
Fix: install xterm program
$ sudo dnf install xterm
6) Unable to build 32 bit programs
Symptom:
$ af90 -m32 t.f
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib64/libpthread.so when
searching for -lpthread
Fix: install 32 bit development libraries
$ sudo dnf install glibc-devel.i686
7) Fx3 Debugger fails loading 64 bit program
Symptom: Lost connection with Fx3 debugger backend dialog
or running fx3_64 from the command line gives:
$ fx3_64
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/fx3_64bin: error while loading shared libraries:
libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Fix: Install 64 bit ncurses compatibility package
$ sudo dnf install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64
Open SuSE 12.2
Open SuSE 13.1
Open SuSE Leap 42 64 bit
A default installation of Open SuSE 12.2, 13.1, or Leap 42 requires the following additional software to fully support Absoft Fortran 2017:
Package Description
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
libstdc++47-32bit Support for running 32 bit programs
gcc Support for software development
gcc-c++ Support for software development
libpng12-0 Graphics library used by AbsoftTools and Fx3 Debugger
gcc-32bit Support for building 32 bit programs
gcc-c++-32bit Support for building 32 bit programs
Examples below give a possible error messages reported when a package is missing and the zypper command to install the package.
1) 32 bit libstdc++.so.6 not installed
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/atmod: error while loading shared libraries:
libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
atmod failed.
Fix: install 32 bit libstdc++.so.6
$ sudo zypper install libstdc++47-32bit
2) Compilation fails, as/g++ not found
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: as: command not found
assembler failed.
$ af90 t.f
sh: g++: command not found
link failed.
Fix: install g++ (along with the rest of the C development tools)
$ sudo zypper install gcc-c++
3) Unable to launch AbsoftTools and Fx3
Symptom:
$ atools
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/atools_bin: error while loading shared libraries:
libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
$ Fx3
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/Fx3_bin: error while loading shared libraries:
libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Fix: Install libpng12-0
$ sudo zypper install libpng12-0
4) Unable to build 32 bit programs
Symptom:
$ af90 -m32 t.f
/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.6/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld:
skipping incompatible /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.6/../../../libpthread.so
when searching for -lpthread
Fix: install 32 bit development support
$ sudo zypper install gcc-c++-32bit
Debian 6.0.6
Debian 7.2.0
Debian 8.2.0
A default installation of 64 bit Debian 6.0.6,7.2.0 or 8.2.0 from Debian Desktop "Live" DVD requires the following additional software to fully support Absoft Fortran 2017:
Package Description
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
lib32stdc++6 Support for running 32 bit programs
gcc Support for software development
g++ Support for software development
gcc-multilib Support for building 32 bit programs
g++-multilib Support for building 32 bit programs
Examples below give a possible error messages reported when a package is missing and the apt-get command to install the package.
1) atmod fails, missing 32 bit libstdc++6
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
/opt/absoft17.0/bin/atmod: error while loading shared libraries:
libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No suach file or directory
atmod failed.
Fix: install 32 bit libstdc++6
$ sudo apt-get install lib32stdc++6
2) GCC/G++ and other development tools not installed
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: as: command not found
assembler failed.
$ af90 t.f
sh: g++: command not found
link failed.
Fix: Install GCC and C++ support
$ sudo apt-get install gcc
$ sudo apt-get install g++
3) Building 32 bit program fails
Symptom:
$ af90 -m32 t.f
Fix: install 32 bit development support
$ sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib
$ sudo apt-get install g++-multilib
Ubuntu 16.10
Ubuntu 15.10
A default installation of Ubuntu 16.10 or 15.10 requires the following additional software to fully support Absoft Fortran 2017:
Package Description
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
libc:i386 Support for running 32 bit programs
libstdc++6:i386 Support for running 32 bit programs
gcc Support for software development
g++ Support for software development
Examples below give a possible error messages reported when a package is missing and the apt-get command to install the package.
1) Compiler front-end fails to load, no 32 bit executable support
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: /opt/absoft17.0/bin/af90fe64: not found
Fix: install 32 bit executable support
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libc6:i386
$ sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:i386
2) Link fails, g++ not found
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: g++: not found
link failed.
Fix: install g++ (along with other C development tools)
$ sudo apt-get install g++
Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 13.04
A default installation of Ubuntu 12.04 or 13.04 requires the following additional software to fully support Absoft Fortran 2017:
Package Description
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
ia32-libs Support for running 32 bit programs
gcc Support for software development
g++ Support for software development
gcc-multilib Support for building 32 bit programs
g++-multilib Support for building 32 bit programs
Examples below give a possible error messages reported when a package is missing and the apt-get command to install the package.
1) Compiler front-end fails to load, no 32 bit executable support
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: /opt/absoft17.0/bin/af90fe64: not found
Fix: install 32 bit executable support
$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
Alternate Fix: install minimum 32 bit executable support
$ sudo apt-get install libc6-i386
$ sudo apt-get install lib32stdc++6
2) Link fails, g++ not found
Symptom:
$ af90 t.f
sh: g++: not found
link failed.
Fix: install g++ (along with other C development tools)
$ sudo apt-get install g++
3) Building 32 bit program fails
Symptom:
$ af90 -m32 t.f
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpthread
Fix: install 32 bit development support
$ sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib
