I tried to compile mpich2 from sources and the problem seems to be related to checkpointing (blcr package).
blcr does not seem to work properly with kernel 3.x+ since kernel module does not compile https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/blcr/+bug/804943 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: blcr-dkms 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 32 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/892 kB of archives. After this operation, 4,440 kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously unselected package blcr-dkms. (Reading database ... 229696 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking blcr-dkms (from .../blcr-dkms_0.8.2-15ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ... Setting up blcr-dkms (0.8.2-15ubuntu2.1) ... Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/source -> /usr/src/blcr-0.8.2 DKMS: add completed. Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping... Building module: cleaning build area.... make KERNELRELEASE=3.2.0-29-generic -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build.....(bad exit status: 2) Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/make.log for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, since it is sort of useless without the kernel module (and since nobody could be using this unusable feature): https://upc-bugs.lbl.gov/blcr/doc/html/FAQ.html#patch Why does ubuntu have to enable BLCR when compiling mpich2? Isnt it possible to "not" enable checkpointing? If I compile mpich2 without ' --enable-checkpointing --with-hydra- ckpointlib=blcr 'configure options, then everything works fine. Also, as a side note, can you upgrade mpich2 to 1.4.1p1? (Fedora seem to have 1.4.1p1 since FC15!) http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/mpich2/downloads/index.php?s=downloads -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1045326 Title: using valgrind with mpirun causes problems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpich2/+bug/1045326/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs