visit: llnl lassen x11 forwarding to macOS fails to launch due to glew init
Describe the bug
Lassen install is built with mesagl, here is the crash:
[cyrush@lassen709:~]$ visit -v 3.4.1
Running: gui3.4.1 -forceversion 3.4.1
Running: viewer3.4.1 -forceversion 3.4.1 -geometry 2208x1416+352+0 -borders 22,0,0,0 -shift 0,0 -preshift 0,22 -defer -host 127.0.0.1 -port 5600
Running: mdserver3.4.1 -forceversion 3.4.1 -host 127.0.0.1 -port 5601
2024-03-25 13:37:44.159 ( 6.109s) [ 121D3A00]vtkOpenGLRenderWindow.c:511 ERR| vtkGenericOpenGLRenderWindow (0x105cb7c0): GLEW could not be initialized: Missing GL version
2024-03-25 13:37:44.160 ( 6.109s) [ 121D3A00]vtkOpenGLRenderWindow.c:511 ERR| vtkGenericOpenGLRenderWindow (0x105cb7c0): GLEW could not be initialized: Missing GL version
VisIt's viewer exited abnormally! Aborting the Graphical User Interface. VisIt's developers may be reached via our GitHub discussions, https://github.com/visit-dav/visit/discussions
VisIt 3.3.3 works.
Helpful additional information
- Did VisIt crash: yes
- Did you get wrong results:
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior. For example:
- Log into lassen with ssh -XY on macOS
- /usr/gapp/visit/bin/visit -v 3.4.1
Desktop
- OS and version: blueos
- VisIt Version: 3.4.1
About this issue
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- State: open
- Created 3 months ago
- Comments: 15 (15 by maintainers)
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