[Gmsh] Cannot run gmsh from command line for FiPy but can use GUI

[lukshuntim at gmail.com]

On 10/10/2015 11:35 PM, Dan Brunner wrote:
> I've tried to install gmsh in my local area on our lab's Red Hat Linux
> server (note that I do not have admin privileges, so I cannot sudo or
> modify things in /usr/bin) by:
>
>      > wget http://www.geuz.org/gmsh/bin/Linux/gmsh-2.10.1-Linux64.tgz
>
>      > tar -xzvf gmsh-2.10.1-Linux64.tgz
>
> The gmsh GUI will run if I double-click on the icon in a folder. This is
> of minimal utility for me because I plan on scripting analysis.
>
> But it will not run from the command line:
>
>      > cd gmsh-2.10.1-Linux/bin/
>
>      > gmsh
>
>     -bash: gmsh: command not found
>
> Also, FiPy--the application I ultimately plan on using the meshes--can
> not find gmsh (I've shortened the output with ... for readability):
>
>      > ipython
>
>     ...
>
>     In [*1*]: from fipy import *
>
>     In [*2*]: mesh=Gmsh2D('''cellSize=0.05,radius=1.0''')
>
>     ...
>
>     *EnvironmentError*: Gmsh version must be >= 2.0.
>
> Help in resolving this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ~Dan

Maybe it's not on your PATH. Try "echo $PATH" to see where you can put it.

Regards,
ST
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