Installing ParMETIS

Procedure

1. Use PuTTY to log in to the server as the root user.
2. Decompress the ParMETIS installation package.

   tar -xvf parmetis-4.0.3.tar.gz

3. Go to the directory generated after the decompression.

   cd parmetis-4.0.3

4. Modify the metis/include/metis.h file.
   1. Open the metis/include/metis.h file.

      vi metis/include/metis.h

   2. Press i to enter the insert mode and modify line 33 in the metis/include/metis.h file.

      #define IDXTYPEWIDTH 64

      

      After performing 4.a, press Esc, type :set nu, and press Enter to display the line number.

   3. Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.
5. Install CMake.

   yum install cmake -y

   

   If an error is reported during the installation, modify the Yum configuration file to change the Python version.

6. Go to the metis directory and compile and install ParMETIS.

   cd metis/
   make config shared=1 prefix=/path/to/METIS
   make install

7. Go to the upper-layer directory and perform the compilation and installation.

   cd ../

   Add the following information in bold to the CMakeLists.txt file in the current directory:

   # List of paths that the compiler will search for header files.
   add_compile_options(-fPIC)

   Save the file and exit.

   make config shared=1 prefix=/path/to/METIS
   make install