Install FAQ

We have included questions we have previously received on installing GridLAB-D. If your problem is not listed here, then you should feel free to get help from us or from the person listed in the error report. On linux systems, please look at the  file to find out who the contact emails is and send the file to them.

= Linux Systems =

When installing GridLAB-D on a Linux system reports
This is normal. Ignore it. In retrospect the choice of core for the name of the GridLAB-D's core module was a poor one.

When installing GridLAB-D on a Linux system reports
Xerces is not property installed and is required for the build and install to complete. Either install Xerces 2.8 from the Web or install the copy in the third_party folder in the source distribution.

When installing GridLAB-D on a Linux system reports
This is not a fatal build problem, but will result in self-test code being disabled. You can install cppunit from the Web or from the third_party folder in the source distribution.

= Mac OS X =

When building GridLAB-D on a Leopard report
This problem is associated with an incorrect version of autoconf. Version 2.6 seems to be the best version to use.

When building GridLAB-D on a Snow Leopard has undefined symbols
This is a known problem that has not been fixed yet. Aside from fixing the as-yet unknown cause, the next best thing seems to be building GridLAB-D's DMG on Leopard and installing that on your Snow Leopard system.