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ThirdParty-common/Environ.md
Mark Olesen 325e3e230d ENH: improve flexibility of make scripts
- the various make scripts now also search hierarchical sources,
  which makes it easier to organize sources. The secondary
  sub-directory is the lower-case value of the package stripped of
  trailing non-alphabet characters.

  For example, searching for ParaView-v5.9.1

    sources/
    |-- adios
    |   |-- ...
    |   |-- ADIOS2-2.7.1
    |   \-- adios-1.13.1
    |-- cgal
    |   |-- CGAL-4.12.2
    |   \-- CGAL-4.14.2
    |   ...
    |-- openmpi
    |   |-- openmpi-4.0.3
    |   \-- openmpi-4.1.1
    |-- paraview
    |   |-- ParaView-v5.6.1
    |   \-- ParaView-v5.9.1
    \-- scotch
        ...

- additional out-of-source build options

  FOAM_THIRD_PARTY_BUILDROOT :
     Replace WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR as the root for build/ and platforms/

  FOAM_THIRD_PARTY_SOURCES :
     Alternative to WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/sources/

- rationalise internal package variable names for easier maintenance
2021-12-09 16:30:28 +01:00

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## OpenFOAM® ThirdParty Environment Variables
When using these scripts for building third-party libraries
various environment variables are required or expected.
### Mandatory
- **WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR** : Location of third-party library sources etc
- **WM_PROJECT_DIR** : The OpenFOAM project directory. <br>
Used for `wmake` information, config files, etc
- **WM_ARCH** : The target architecture (eg, Linux64)
- **WM_OSTYPE** : The operating system type (eg, POSIX, MSwindows) <br>
Used as fallback for determining the ending for dynamic libraries.
Used for Windows-specific handling in scotch builds.
- **WM_COMPILER** : The compiler name (eg, Gcc, Clang)
- **WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH** : The target library ending (eg, 64). <br>
Typically used as `lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH` to generate the name
`lib64`, for example.
- **WM_LABEL_SIZE** : The OpenFOAM size for `label` (eg, 32 for int32)
- **WM_PRECISION_OPTION** : The OpenFOAM representation for `scalar`
(eg, DP for double-precision)
- **FOAM_EXT_LIBBIN** : Common _pool_ for the library targets.
### MPI-related
- **FOAM_MPI** : The OpenFOAM MPI sub-directory name (eg, sys-openmpi)
- **WM_MPLIB** : The canonical OpenFOAM MPI name (eg, SYSTEMOPENMPI)
- **MPI_ARCH_PATH** : Location of the current MPI implementation.
Used for additional linkage, but primarily to set MPI_ROOT
for a cmake hint.
### Other
- **WM_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR** : Ignore build errors.
Mostly set internally from `wmake -k`.
- **WM_NCOMPPROCS** : The number of build processes to launch.
Often set internally from `wmake -j`.
- **WM_COMPILER_TYPE** : Used internally for a few build scripts.
Has values of `system` or `ThirdParty`.
## Output
Similar to OpenFOAM itself, the build and final output are separated
into different directories that contain a non-colliding hierarchy of
target names. However, in contrast to the OpenFOAM target names,
there are several different types of output targets:
- *ARCH* : (eg, `linux64`) <br>
Base infrastructure such as compiler and base libraries.
- *ARCH+COMPILER* : (eg, `linux64Gcc`) <br>
Compiler-specific libraries and applications.
- *ARCH+COMPILER+SIZING* : (eg, `linux64GccDPInt32`) <br>
Libraries and applications specific to a particular combination
of OpenFOAM scalar/label sizes. This is the same as the
***WM_OPTIONS*** value.
By default, the locations of the build and final targets are hard-coded
relative to the WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR:
- WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR<b>/build/</b> : intermediate build artifacts
- WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR<b>/platforms/</b> : installation root
The expert user or sys-admin can influence these locations with the
following environment variables
- **FOAM_THIRD_PARTY_BUILDROOT** :
Replaces WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR as the root for build/ and platforms/.<br>
***!! The specified build-root directory must exist !!***
- **FOAM_THIRD_PARTY_SOURCES** :
Provide alternative location to WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/sources
for finding source bundles.<br>
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