From 9fbfada6488da06fd3869345a0c820bea28af30f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sirshi S Ram <104982316+sirshisram@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:17:30 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Added a note for ElmerFEM for Windows (#933) --- README_Gmsh_Elmer.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README_Gmsh_Elmer.md b/README_Gmsh_Elmer.md index e495bddb8..8c9750d19 100644 --- a/README_Gmsh_Elmer.md +++ b/README_Gmsh_Elmer.md @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ $ brew install gmsh - ElmerFEM doesn't come as a python library and has different installation options on your operating system. - Please follow the official guide provided by Elmer Foundation CSC, [here](https://github.com/ElmerCSC/elmerfem#elmer-fem) +**NOTE:** For Windows, please consider installing `ElmerFEM-gui-mpi-Windows-AMD64` and not `ElmerFEM-gui-nompi-Windows-AMD64` as it may not let ElmerGrid run on the input mesh from Gmsh. Refer [this issue](https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-metal/issues/933). + **NOTE:** For MacOS, please consider building the software from source rather than using Homebrew on Mac, as the homebrew install isn't very consistent and may cause issues in the future. ### After you complete your installation