Files
OpenFOAM-12/etc
Henry Weller 81f9320119 functionObject: Improved incorrect and incomplete argument error messages
Both the functionObject call context (the command line for postProcess, and the
controlDict path for run-time post-precessing) and the configuration file
context where the arguments are substituted are now printed in the error
message, e.g.

    postProcess -func 'patchAverage(name=inlet, ields=(p U))'

generates the message

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Essential value for keyword 'fields' not set in function entry
    patchAverage(name=inlet, ields=(p U))
    in command line postProcess -func patchAverage(name=inlet, ields=(p U))
    Placeholder value is <field_names>

file: /home/dm2/henry/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-dev/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/surfaceFieldValue/patchAverage from line 13 to line 17.

and with the following in controlDict

functions
{
    #includeFunc patchAverage(name=inlet, ields=(p U))
}

generates the message

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Essential value for keyword 'fields' not set in function entry
     patchAverage(name=inlet, ields=(p U))
    in file /home/dm2/henry/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-dev/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/pitzDaily/system/controlDict at line 55
    Placeholder value is <field_names>

file: /home/dm2/henry/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-dev/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/surfaceFieldValue/patchAverage from line 13 to line 17.
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OpenFOAM Configuration

The main OpenFOAM settings are located in the parent etc/ directory. The bash and csh shells are supported and to configure OpenFOAM source etc/bashrc or etc/cshrc respectively which source the following files in the config.sh or config.csh respectively:

  • settings: core settings
  • aliases: aliases for interactive shells
  • unset: sourced to clear as many OpenFOAM environment settings as possible
  • mpi: MPI communications library settings
  • ensight: application settings for EnSight
  • paraview: application settings for ParaView
  • scotch: application settings for compiling against scotch
  • metis: application settings for compiling against metis 5

The config.*/example directories contains various example configuration files for the corresponding shell:

  • compiler: an example of fine tuning ThirdParty compiler settings
  • openmpi: an example of fine tuning openmpi settings for OpenFOAM
  • paraview: an example of chaining to the standard config/paraview with a different ParaView_VERSION
  • prefs: an example of supplying alternative site-defined settings