GMSH error

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GMSH error

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In recent days I get the following error from GMSH. It happens consistently. Am i alone in this?

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0.0: We are going to start ...
0.1: Start Gmsh ...
4.7: Gmsh had warnings ...
4.7: Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension0' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension1' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension2' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension3' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension4' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension5' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension6' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension7' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension8' Error : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension9' 
4.7: Gmsh done!
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
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Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
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Re: GMSH error

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which version of gmsh?
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Re: GMSH error

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How can I find out?
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From command line:

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$ gmsh --version
3.0.6
or just start gmsh and go Help->About
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Interestingly it returns this:

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$ gmsh --version
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension0'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension1'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension2'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension3'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension4'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension5'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension6'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension7'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension8'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension9'
2.10.1
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Re: GMSH error

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OK, that's funny :D
I dont's have a ubuntu virtual machine to test it, so please be careful. I hope that gmsh comes in package named gmsh :D

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sudo apt-get install --reinstall gmsh
If that doesn't help, you can go and nuke it from the orbit:

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sudo apt-get purge gmsh && sudo apt-get install gmsh
Edit: What happens if you try to start gmsh from the command line?
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Re: GMSH error

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I found a later version in the Calculix directory and this gives the same error when run from command line:

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~/CLCX-caelinux64/bin/gmsh-3.0.6-Linux64/bin$ gmsh
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension0'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension1'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension2'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension3'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension4'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension5'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension6'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension7'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension8'
Error   : Unknown string option 'Solver.Extension9'
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Re: GMSH error

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Maybe some config file... try to move somewhere file ~/.gmshrc
Also there might be some more info in ~/.gmsh-errors

Edit: in ~/.gmsh there is a section with something that is likely linked to your problem:

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Solver.Extension0 = ".pro";
Solver.Extension1 = "";
Solver.Extension2 = "";
Solver.Extension3 = "";
Solver.Extension4 = "";
Solver.Extension5 = "";
Solver.Extension6 = "";
Solver.Extension7 = "";
Solver.Extension8 = "";
Solver.Extension9 = "";
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Re: GMSH error

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PrzemoF wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:20 pm OK, that's funny :D
I dont's have a ubuntu virtual machine to test it, so please be careful. I hope that gmsh comes in package named gmsh :D

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sudo apt-get install --reinstall gmsh
If that doesn't help, you can go and nuke it from the orbit:

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sudo apt-get purge gmsh && sudo apt-get install gmsh
Edit: What happens if you try to start gmsh from the command line?
Wonderful that worked for FreeCAD - thanks @PrzemoF, but I still have the same error on the command line in the CCX directory. Anyway, meshes come out ok, so no practical impact. I will follow up on your suggestion.
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