State-of-the-art stellarator optimization code
This page details how to compile the STELLOPT family of codes on OS X. In order to do so you will need to install GNU based compilers on your Apple machine and a package manager (such as MacPorts).
Installation Steps
1. Download and install X Code for your version of OS X.
2. Download and install MacPorts. Please note we're assuming you'll be using the default location for installation of the various ports. If not you'll need to change the path to the variable MACPORTS in the setup script (and rezip).
3. Use MacPorts to install your packages. Note you should probably used
gcc7 or gcc8 and replace the gccX's with the consistent version. I've
also chosen OpenMPI but the sources could also be built with MPICH.
Please note that as of GCC10 the flag -fallow-argument-mismatc must be
added at compile time.
<===gccX version===>
# gcc10 : Working
# gcc11 : Issue with hdf5 02.23.2024
# gcc12 : Issue with hdf5 02.23.2024
# gcc13 : Issue with openmpi-gcc12 02.23.2024
sudo port install gcc10 (gccX should be gcc7 or gcc8 or another gcc variant)
sudo port install gcc10-libcxx (for example is gcc10 above then gcc10-libcxx)
sudo port install openmpi-gcc10 +fortran
sudo port select --set mpi openmpi-gcc10-fortran
sudo port select --set gcc mp-gcc10
sudo port install hdf5 +fortran +gcc10 +hl +openmpi
sudo port install pnetcdf +gcc10 +openmpi -mpich
sudo port install netcdf +gcc10
sudo port install netcdf-fortran +gcc10
sudo port install fftw-3 +gcc10 +openmpi
sudo port install OpenBLAS +gcc10 +lapack +native
sudo port install scalapack +gcc10 +openmpi +openblas
sudo port install git
# The following are needed for TRAVIS
sudo port install netcdf-cxx4 +gcc10
# The following are needed for COILOPT++
sudo port install silo +gcc10 -hdf5
sudo port install gsl +gccX +optimize
# The following is for Python support (please take note of your python version)
sudo port install pythonYY +gcc10
sudo port select --set python pythonYY
sudo port select --set python3 pythonYY
sudo port install pyYY-pip
sudo port select --set pip pipYY
sudo port select --set pip3 pipYY
# It is suggested to use pip3 to install the rest of your python packages
pip3 install scipy h5py pyqt4 matplotlib
# If you use the matlabVMEC package then you need python3.10
# but dont need to set it as default
sudo port install python310
# The following are needed for GENE
#sudo port install petsc +gcc10 +openmpi +openblas -accelerate +metis +mumps +parmetis +suitesparse +superlu_dist +complex
#sudo port install slepc +gcc10 +openmpi +openblas +arpack -accelerate
4. Now pull stellopt with the command
git clone git@github.com:PrincetonUniversity/STELLOPT.git
5. Set the environement variable
export MACHINE=macports
build_all
This will build all codes starting with LIBSTELL. If you see errors durring compilation of LIBSTELL please run build_all >& stellopt_build.log and send the full stellopt_build.log file to a developer for debugging.