wmake: command not found

I am trying to install a custom utility for openFOAM in macos, I cannot use the wmake function even though I have installed xcode command line tools and have "make" in the /usr/bin folder

The "wmake" script is part of OpenFOAM, located as wmake/wmake in its directory structure. It is not the same as "make".

I am trying to enter the following: “wmake foam2columns” to compile the custom utility but says “wmake: command not found”

Did you source the OpenFOAM environment first? Eg, source /installation/path/openfoam/etc/bashrc

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Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by sourcing, I used the same command you posted on my installation path but nothing happened, do i do it in my terminal or opening openfoam first?

your 'shell' needs to know about OpenFOAM; therefore, you need to use the shell built-in 'source' command to read and execute the content of OpenFOAM's 'bashrc' file, first.

you need to execute the command Mark provided:

source /installation/path/openfoam/etc/bashrc

but you need to change the directory path in that command /installation/path/openfoam/ to the actual path where you keep the OpenFOAM directory. for example, for my workstation that command looks like below:

source /home/kuti/OpenFOAM/base/develop/etc/bashrc

I see, i also want to ask if this can be done when i’m using docker to run openfoam. Thanks

yes, if that path exists.

Closing - looks like the user did not source their environment (ie, not a bug with OpenFOAM)

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