Unable to compile with C++17

[cbalen]

So I'm using Manjaro Linux 23.0.4 with gcc 13.2.1 and I tried to install OpenFCST with the command:

$ InstallDir="location on my computer"
$ ./openFCST_install --install-dir=$InstallDir --cores=4

but when trying to install cpptest I got an error and checking the cpptest-build-err.log it warns of some deprecations for auto_ptr but also gives the error:

mytest.cpp:145:31: error: ISO C++17 does not allow dynamic exception specifications
145 | void func_throw_int() throw(int) { throw 13; }

So I followed some advice on Stack Overflow and I removed the throw(int) from line 145 and throw() from line 144 and it was able to compile. However I then got errors in COLDAE:

Error: Actual argument contains too few elements for dummy argument ‘integs’ (1/3) at (1)

[OpenFCST]

Hi, If possible, I would suggest you try to run our code on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as the code was developed to run on this OS. Regarding your issue, were you able to compile deal.II? I believe that will be the biggest issue. If the only issue is COLDAE, we do not use it in most cases, so you could probably remove a few files (microscale agglomerate) and avoid using COLDAE. Best, Marc

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[cbalen]

Hi Marc,

Thank you for responding :)

I have deal.II 9.4.2 already installed on my machine so not thinking (*face palm) I just pointed to that and forgot to mention that in my first message. At the time I didn't think that there would be issues but seeing you are using v8.4.1... I tried to use the version you have in contrib but unfortunately I guess that version of deal.ii doesn't like my mpi compilers :( So that definitely is another issue.

Are there plans to update OpenFCST to run on newer versions of Ubuntu b/c 16.04 is no longer receiving general support?

[OpenFCST]

Hi, We do have plans for a new release, but we do not have a firm release date yet. We continue to work on our in-house code, which runs on the latest version of Ubuntu using the latest version of deal.II. However, we need new developers before we can work and support a new release. Best, Marc

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On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 5:44 PM cbalen ***@***.***> wrote: Hi Marc, Thank you for responding :) I have deal.II 9.4.2 already installed on my machine so not thinking (*face palm) I just pointed to that and forgot to mention that in my first message. At the time I didn't think that there would be issues but seeing you are using v8.4.1... I tried to use the version you have in contrib but unfortunately I guess that version of deal.ii doesn't like my mpi compilers :( So that definitely is another issue. Are there plans to update OpenFCST to run on newer versions of Ubuntu b/c 16.04 is no longer receiving general support <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu#Releases>? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#10 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACZ54J7IVVOLXZVGQLHAVFLYEFUPBAVCNFSM6AAAAAA7HTAK26VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTQMBXGMYTCNBYHE> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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[sbfreud]

Hello maintainers,

I'm trying to build v03, and I'm facing issues with compiling v03. I've made changes to the mytest.cpp file and prevented COLDAE from building. However, some header files and commands have changed with deal.II versions, from what I see, there was a major revision from 9.1.1 to 9.2, with v03 referencing headers that were present until 9.1.1.
I tried building 9.1.1 with gcc-11 and gcc-9 compilers, with c++17, 14 and 11, and I cannot get it to compile. On the other hand, version 9.2 of deal.II compiles fine, but the v03 source needs to be modified significantly.

Do you have any recommendations for how I may be able to build v03?

[OpenFCST]

Hi, We hope to have a new release that will work on the new versions of Ubuntu in 2026; however, for now my suggestion would be to use a 2016 version of either OpenSuse or Ubuntu. Similarly, if you do not want to develop code, you could use the virtualbox we created and that is available at openfcst.org. We have an internal version that works, however this would require establishing a collaboration with our team. Best, Marc

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On Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 12:59 PM sbfreud ***@***.***> wrote: *sbfreud* left a comment (OpenFCST/OpenFCSTv03#10) <#10 (comment)> Hello maintainers, I'm trying to build v03, and I'm facing issues with compiling v03. I've made changes to the mytest.cpp file and prevented COLDAE from building. However, some header files and commands have changed with deal.II versions, from what I see, there was a major revision from 9.1.1 to 9.2, with v03 referencing headers that were present until 9.1.1. I tried building 9.1.1 with gcc-11 and gcc-9 compilers, with c++17, 14 and 11, and I cannot get it to compile. On the other hand, version 9.2 of deal.II compiles fine, but the v03 source needs to be modified significantly. Do you have any recommendations for how I may be able to build v03? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#10 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACZ54JZLNAY5KBZ3ESAI3ED3PBJSHAVCNFSM6AAAAACEUAQIXCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTEMJWHAYDEOBRGA> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>