Help me fix my Phoronix Test Suite problems!

[michaelcovell]

I'm installing a bunch of test suites for Phoronix Test Suite 5.2.1 (Lubuntu 14.10 64-bit). Some of the installations are failing pretty badly.

I would like to start with three from the "processor" suite that will not install properly:

pts/lammps-1.0.0:
Test Installation 1 of 3
1 File Needed [15.97 MB / 5 Minutes]
File Found: lammps-22Jun07_v1.0.tgz [15.97MB]
Installation Size: 87 MB
Installing Test @ 17:41:34
The installer exited with a non-zero exit status.
ERROR: Missing Header File: mpi.h
LOG: ~/.phoronix-test-suite/installed-tests/pts/lammps-1.0.0/install-failed.log

pts/nero2d-1.0.1:
Test Installation 2 of 3
1 File Needed [1.48 MB / 1 Minute]
File Found: nero2d-2.0.2.tar.gz [1.48MB]
Installation Size: 46.4 MB
Installing Test @ 17:41:36
The installer exited with a non-zero exit status.
ERROR: splaytree.h:176:58: error: redeclaration of 'SplayTree<T>::SplayTree(int, int)' may not have default arguments [-fpermissive]
LOG: ~/.phoronix-test-suite/installed-tests/pts/nero2d-1.0.1/install-failed.log

pts/povray-1.1.2:
Test Installation 3 of 3
1 File Needed [34.41 MB / 10 Minutes]
File Found: povray-3.7.0.tar.bz2 [34.41MB]
Installation Size: 172 MB
Installing Test @ 17:42:08
The installer exited with a non-zero exit status.
ERROR: Missing Command: ./configure
LOG: ~/.phoronix-test-suite/installed-tests/pts/povray-1.1.2/install-failed.log

I would also like to point out that phoronix test suite insists that I must install the following packages, even though I have already installed them:

- perl
- perl-base
- perl-modules
- libsdl-perl
- libperl-dev
- libtiff-dev
- libgmp3-dev

Getting the suite to run requires me to enter 3 at this menu prompt:
There are dependencies still missing from the system:

- Support For PERL Language
- TIFF Image Development Files
- The GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library

1: Ignore missing dependencies and proceed with installation.
2: Skip installing the tests with missing dependencies.
3: Re-attempt to install the missing dependencies.
4: Quit the current Phoronix Test Suite process.
Missing dependencies action: 3

Actually option 1 might also work. Haven't bothered trying it.

So . . . any thoughts on how I can fix these problems? These aren't the only ones I'm having. I just wanted to start with the processor benchmarks. I have asked a similar question on the Phoronix forums, but I am not getting any responses there, sadly.

[michaelcovell]

1. pts/lammps-1.0.0: Install the necessary MPI development package by running sudo apt-get install libopenmpi-dev.
2. pts/nero2d-1.0.1: Check for updates or patches for the test suite that address the splaytree.h error.
3. pts/povray-1.1.2: Ensure all necessary build tools and dependencies are installed by running sudo apt-get install build-essential.

Regarding the missing dependencies prompt, you can try ignoring them using option 1 if the dependencies are already installed.

ok, got it. I will try.