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cannot run macports dolfin install

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I have tried to install dolfin from macports. It got stuck - looking for "boost." I re-installed boost +mpich. I got all the way through compile.

Now, not all demos work. biharmonic and cahn-hilliard work fine.

poisson gives this error

class-mbp:~ clasajacobson$ python /opt/local/share/dolfin/demo/documented/poisson/python/demo_poisson.py
Calling FFC just-in-time (JIT) compiler, this may take some time.
Calling DOLFIN just-in-time (JIT) compiler, this may take some time.
Calling DOLFIN just-in-time (JIT) compiler, this may take some time.
Calling FFC just-in-time (JIT) compiler, this may take some time.
Calling FFC just-in-time (JIT) compiler, this may take some time.
Solving linear variational problem.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/local/share/dolfin/demo/documented/poisson/python/demo_poisson.py", line 61, in
solve(a == L, u, bc)
File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dolfin/fem/solving.py", line 268, in solve
_solve_varproblem(*args, **kwargs)
File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dolfin/fem/solving.py", line 297, in _solve_varproblem
solver.solve()
TypeError: SWIG director type mismatch in output value of type 'bool'

I posted this on macports as a ticket and the response was to point to swig errors to the "fenics developers." Is this the right venue to get this resolved or some help here?

closed with the note: Please send this question to the FEniCS support mailing list: http://fenicsproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fenics-support
asked Apr 26, 2014 by jacobsca FEniCS Novice (110 points)
closed Apr 28, 2014 by johannr
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