Error when installing PDD solver

[Chaz-Photonicity]

Describe the bug I think the following describes the problem × Running setup.py install for solcore did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [496 lines of output] /tmp/pip-install-wbzbkh_e/solcore_df0ba3f62bc941f3a99e69aacb9d307e/setup.py:14: DeprecationWarning:

    `numpy.distutils` is deprecated since NumPy 1.23.0, as a result
    of the deprecation of `distutils` itself. It will be removed for
    Python >= 3.12. For older Python versions it will remain present.
    It is recommended to use `setuptools < 60.0` for those Python versions.
    For more details, see:
      https://numpy.org/devdocs/reference/distutils_status_migration.html

If it helps here my log for installing process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r3WJOlBF8xjZOA8RZMkAhowkiF0J02aXc4IYO265lZU/edit?usp=sharing

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Expected behavior Bug free install.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.2006]
• Solcore Version: 5.7.7
• Python 3.10.6

Additional context Prior to running ~$ pip install solcore --no-deps --force-reinstall --install-option="--with_pdd" solcore I had performed the following ~$ sudo apt -y install gfortran-11 ~$ pip install solcore Seems both were installed successfully as far as i can tell.

[phoebe-p]

Thank you for reporting this issue, haven't seen this before - do you have a computer with an Arm chip?

[dalonsoa]

I understand that while you are running Windows, you're installing Solcore in the WLS, right?

In theory, Solcore has binary wheels for linux so installing the PDD manually should not be needed, but I've just noticed that the last version - 5.7.7 - do not have those wheels. Moreover, the wheels for Solcore 5.7.5 only include Python 3.7 and 3.8, which is obviously no good for your case.

I'll investigate why the binary wheels for 5.7.7 did not build and also try to expand the supported python versions. As long as the dependencies support them, there is no reason for Solcore not to do the same.

Nevertheless, compilation from source should work. It seems from the log that it is that it is not finding the fortran compiler. Have you check if gfortran exists and is in your path? What happens if you just install gfortran without specifying its version?

BTW, you have put together an amazing log about your journey for installing Solcore. It will be useful to exploit that work you have done in some sort of Troubleshooting that other potential Solcore users can follow.

[phoebe-p]

@dalonsoa from the log I think the issue may be similar to what is happening on new Macs with M1 chips, since this seems to be an Arm chip PC rather than Intel/x86.

[dalonsoa]

Mmmm... interesting. Do you know the solution in that case?

[Chaz-Photonicity]

FYI: I have INTEL chip set

[Chaz-Photonicity]

Maybe just my luck ... got a similar error on my Macbook too :( And my macbook has INTEL processor not M1. Here's my log: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1byGtFhir_azQctR2vCnNk_UNVMnNtTI_LmLWMFfQT0c/edit?usp=sharing

[Chaz-Photonicity]

I understand that while you are running Windows, you're installing Solcore in the WLS, right?

In theory, Solcore has binary wheels for linux so installing the PDD manually should not be needed, but I've just noticed that the last version - 5.7.7 - do not have those wheels. Moreover, the wheels for Solcore 5.7.5 only include Python 3.7 and 3.8, which is obviously no good for your case.

I'll investigate why the binary wheels for 5.7.7 did not build and also try to expand the supported python versions. As long as the dependencies support them, there is no reason for Solcore not to do the same.

Nevertheless, compilation from source should work. It seems from the log that it is that it is not finding the fortran compiler. Have you check if gfortran exists and is in your path? What happens if you just install gfortran without specifying its version?

BTW, you have put together an amazing log about your journey for installing Solcore. It will be useful to exploit that work you have done in some sort of Troubleshooting that other potential Solcore users can follow.

Checking PATH before install gfortran without specifying its version

[phoebe-p]

Ah thanks for checking @Chaz-Photonicity - looking again I can see the log is correctly identifying x64 architecture, I just saw something in the error about “ArmFlang” but didn’t look carefully enough. In that case it is strange this doesn’t work. I don’t have any immediate ideas but I can have a look at it next week unless you have some immediate thoughts @dalonsoa (apart from installing gfortran without specifying the version as you mentioned above)

[Chaz-Photonicity]

Ah thanks for checking @Chaz-Photonicity - looking again I can see the log is correctly identifying x64 architecture, I just saw something in the error about “ArmFlang” but didn’t look carefully enough. In that case it is strange this doesn’t work. I don’t have any immediate ideas but I can have a look at it next week unless you have some immediate thoughts @dalonsoa (apart from installing gfortran without specifying the version as you mentioned above)

Removed gfortran-11 and sudo apt install gfortran --> i think it's good now. but I still have the "import" problem as detailed in #221

Output:

[Chaz-Photonicity]

just checked the gfortran version number. I think it's same as the one I'd removed.

[Chaz-Photonicity]

HI there, Any chance you may have some ideas about my problem with running the import function as detailed in #221?Hoping to get things moving over here ... much appreciated.  out of ideas over here.

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Ah thanks for checking @Chaz-Photonicity - looking again I can see the log is correctly identifying x64 architecture, I just saw something in the error about “ArmFlang” but didn’t look carefully enough. In that case it is strange this doesn’t work. I don’t have any immediate ideas but I can have a look at it next week unless you have some immediate thoughts @dalonsoa (apart from installing gfortran without specifying the version as you mentioned above)

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Best,Charles Ho

[phoebe-p]

See #221 and #222!