Problems running tutorials that use 'codeStream' and/or problems building source code

[wyldckat]

Symptom

1. If you try to build your own source code and get an error like this:

   The command "C:\Program" is either misspelled or could not be found.
   
   C:\Program Files\blueCFD-Core-2016\msys64\mingw64\bin\windres.exe: preprocessing failed.
   
   Make/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/version_of_build.rc.dep:4: the rule for target "Make/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/version_of_build.o" failed.
   
   make: *** [Make/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/version_of_build.o] error 1
   

2. Or if you try running a tutorial case that uses the codeStream feature - such as basic/potentialFoam/cylinder - and it gives an error message like the following inside the log file log.blockMesh:

   C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\ofuser-of4\run\tutorials\basic\potentialFoam\cylinder>sh.exe -c "wmake -s libso C:/PROGRA~1/BLUECF~1/ofuser-of4/run/tutorials/basic/potentialFoam/cylinder/dynamicCode/_1c19e29ae18c779aa836a14631d6419f303e3d9d"
   wmakeLnInclude: linking include files to ./lnInclude
   Making dependency list for source file codeStreamTemplate.C
   'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
   operable program or batch file.
   C:\Program Files\blueCFD-Core-2016\msys64\mingw64\bin\windres.exe: preprocessing failed.
   Make/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/version_of_build.rc.dep:4: recipe for target 'Make/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/version_of_build.o' failed
   make: *** [Make/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/version_of_build.o] Error 1
   

Then this means that the problem is associated with the path having spaces in its name, specifically C:\Program Files\blueCFD-Core-2016.

[wyldckat]

Solution

There two possible solutions:

1. The simplest is to follow the instructions given on our wiki: Quick notes on how to update build, section Setting up the work environment

2. Or reinstall blueCFD-Core at a location that has no spaces in its name, for example: C:\blueCFD