Hello,
I want to give feedback of SalomeMeca latest release on Ubuntu24.04
First of all, so far I am not really enjoying the GUI.
1> The software has classical issues of LibGL.so errors, to solve which I had to resort to host of solutions like editing out singularity .nvblist.conf file, installing nvidia-container-toolkit etc.I still don't know a neat way to run Salome_Meca.
2> The edit file dialog(like IMPR_RESU command selection) takes forever to open and freezes up, forcing to close out of study, even in the most basic graphics environemnt(xfce)
see attached picture:
3>As salome is run in terminal, iif another tab is opened in terminal, salome crashes.
4>AFFE_CARA_ELEM is slow when the no. of entries in DISCRETE increase.
5> Converting .comm files with python usage to graphhical mode leads to errors.
6> Although I could compile salome-meca with latest release of code_aster mpi , It never works in salome_meca.
I installed as per https: //github.com/bursica/Code_Aster-MPI-in-Singularity-of-SM2022
The mpi version works as verified by as_run command in singularity but It never works from salome_meca. I get an error without much information. Also ASTK crashes if used with compiled MPI version.
This is the error I get:
WARNING: If MPI_Abort is called during execution, result files could not be copied.
Running: mpiexec -n 2 --tag-output /opt/salome_meca/V2024.1.0_scibian_univ/tools/Code_aster_testing-17219/bin/run_aster --wrkdir /tmp/run_aster_8ceo942_ --status-file /home/anirudh/.tmp_run_aster/run_aster_t53lp9zg/__status__ --no-mpi /home/anirudh/.tmp_run_aster/run_aster_t53lp9zg/export.0
++ using container salome_meca-lgpl-2024.1.0-1-20240327-scibian-11.sif
++ prepend system 'libGL*' libs
No more information.
7> Selecting a custom editor not installed thru .sif file is impossible. Even if bind paths are used to get access system /usr/bin/sublime-text for example, there is always editor error.
The only editor is gnome-text-editor installed in singularity file. It has its own issues.It does not remember settings when closed out. I want a plugin(code comment ) to always be able but its always disabled whenever command file is opened in it.
8> Installing anything is impossible if terminal is opened thru salome_meca
As you can see, I tried installing sublime-deb file thru a bind path but it won't allow.Trying to log in as root also does not work because I don't know what password is set inside the container. Atleast none of my passwords work. So neither can install any text editor or any other package in the container.
Overall the experience is not great. There are SIGSEGVS when a mesh is switched in Asterstudy.
I hope some of these get resolved soon.
Regards
Anirudh
