Tests failed ImageMesh::BuildMesh #31370

mhelel · 2025-08-26T06:28:36Z

mhelel
Aug 26, 2025

I installed moose and tried to run the standard tests. I got 4 Errors, all related to the "Error calling 'file' command in ImageMesh::buildMesh()".
It is kind of weird, because I already installed moose on my local machine and everything worked fine. Now I tried installing it on the cloud computing service of my university. I did everything the exact same way but it just does not work.

So these are the tests that fail:

meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test ........................... FAILED (ERRMSG)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d .................................................. FAILED (ERRMSG)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d .................................................. FAILED (ERRMSG)
functions/image_function.moose_logo ..................................................... FAILED (ERRMSG)

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Ran 4920 tests in 473.8 seconds. Average test time 0.4 seconds, maximum test time 12.3 seconds.

And here are the error messages:

meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Test spec: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator/tests:2
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Working directory: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Running command: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt -i image_mesh_generator.i --mesh-only --error --error-override --compute-device=cpu
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: ################################################################################
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Begin runner_run output
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: *** ERROR ***
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator/image_mesh_generator.i:2.3:
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: The following error occurred in the MeshGenerator 'img' of type ImageMeshGenerator.
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Error calling 'file' command in ImageMesh::buildMesh()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Stack frames: 18
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 0: libMesh::print_trace(std::ostream&)
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 1: moose::internal::mooseErrorRaw(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 2: MooseBase::callMooseError(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, bool) const
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 3: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/framework/libmoose-opt.so.0(+0xe56947) [0x7fefe82dd947]
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 4: ImageMeshGenerator::GetPixelInfo(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, int&, int&)
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 5: ImageMeshGenerator::buildMesh2D(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&, libMesh::MeshBase&)
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 6: ImageMeshGenerator::generate()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 7: MeshGenerator::generateInternal()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 8: MeshGeneratorSystem::executeMeshGenerators()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 9: Action::timedAct()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 10: ActionWarehouse::executeActionsWithAction(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 11: ActionWarehouse::executeAllActions()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 12: MooseApp::runInputFile()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 13: MooseApp::run()
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 14: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x50ee) [0x55f72bfe10ee]
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 15: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x29d90) [0x7fefd7ecad90]
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 16: __libc_start_main
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 17: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x539e) [0x55f72bfe139e]
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Abort(1) on node 0 (rank 0 in comm 0): application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 0
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: ################################################################################
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: End runner_run output
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: ################################################################################
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Begin tester output
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Exit Code: 1
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: Tester failed, reason: ERRMSG
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: ################################################################################
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: End tester output
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test: 
meshgenerators/image_mesh_generator.image_mesh_generator_test ........................... FAILED (ERRMSG)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Test spec: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function/tests:175
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Working directory: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Running command: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt -i image_mesh_3d.i --required-capabilities="vtk" --error --error-override --compute-device=cpu
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Begin runner_run output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: *** ERROR ***
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function/image_mesh_3d.i:1.1:
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: The following error occurred in the MooseMesh 'mesh' of type ImageMesh.
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Error calling 'file' command in ImageMesh::buildMesh()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Stack frames: 16
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 0: libMesh::print_trace(std::ostream&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 1: moose::internal::mooseErrorRaw(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 2: MooseBase::callMooseError(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, bool) const
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 3: ImageMesh::GetPixelInfo(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, int&, int&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 4: ImageMesh::buildMesh3D(std::vector<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::allocator<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > const&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 5: MooseMesh::init()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 6: SetupMeshAction::act()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 7: Action::timedAct()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 8: ActionWarehouse::executeActionsWithAction(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 9: ActionWarehouse::executeAllActions()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 10: MooseApp::runInputFile()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 11: MooseApp::run()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 12: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x50ee) [0x557c509380ee]
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 13: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x29d90) [0x7fb0e7ee3d90]
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 14: __libc_start_main
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 15: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x539e) [0x557c5093839e]
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Abort(1) on node 0 (rank 0 in comm 0): application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 0
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: End runner_run output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Begin tester output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Exit Code: 1
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: Tester failed, reason: ERRMSG
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: End tester output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_3d .................................................. FAILED (ERRMSG)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Test spec: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function/tests:187
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Working directory: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Running command: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt -i image_mesh_2d.i --required-capabilities="vtk" --error --error-override --compute-device=cpu
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Begin runner_run output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: *** ERROR ***
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function/image_mesh_2d.i:1.1:
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: The following error occurred in the MooseMesh 'mesh' of type ImageMesh.
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Error calling 'file' command in ImageMesh::buildMesh()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Stack frames: 16
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 0: libMesh::print_trace(std::ostream&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 1: moose::internal::mooseErrorRaw(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 2: MooseBase::callMooseError(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, bool) const
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 3: ImageMesh::GetPixelInfo(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, int&, int&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 4: ImageMesh::buildMesh2D(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 5: MooseMesh::init()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 6: SetupMeshAction::act()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 7: Action::timedAct()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 8: ActionWarehouse::executeActionsWithAction(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 9: ActionWarehouse::executeAllActions()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 10: MooseApp::runInputFile()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 11: MooseApp::run()
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 12: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x50ee) [0x5583f3de60ee]
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 13: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x29d90) [0x7f909a579d90]
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 14: __libc_start_main
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 15: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x539e) [0x5583f3de639e]
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Abort(1) on node 0 (rank 0 in comm 0): application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 0
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: End runner_run output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Begin tester output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Exit Code: 1
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: Tester failed, reason: ERRMSG
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: End tester output
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d: 
functions/image_function.image_mesh_2d .................................................. FAILED (ERRMSG)
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Test spec: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function/tests:198
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Working directory: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Running command: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt -i moose_logo_test_2D.i --required-capabilities="vtk" --error --error-override --compute-device=cpu
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Begin runner_run output
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: *** ERROR ***
functions/image_function.moose_logo: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/tests/functions/image_function/moose_logo_test_2D.i:5.1:
functions/image_function.moose_logo: The following error occurred in the MooseMesh 'mesh' of type ImageMesh.
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Error calling 'file' command in ImageMesh::buildMesh()
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Stack frames: 16
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 0: libMesh::print_trace(std::ostream&)
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 1: moose::internal::mooseErrorRaw(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 2: MooseBase::callMooseError(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, bool) const
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 3: ImageMesh::GetPixelInfo(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, int&, int&)
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 4: ImageMesh::buildMesh2D(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 5: MooseMesh::init()
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 6: SetupMeshAction::act()
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 7: Action::timedAct()
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 8: ActionWarehouse::executeActionsWithAction(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 9: ActionWarehouse::executeAllActions()
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 10: MooseApp::runInputFile()
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 11: MooseApp::run()
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 12: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x50ee) [0x56378d8460ee]
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 13: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x29d90) [0x7f8cd243dd90]
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 14: __libc_start_main
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 15: /home/s-mihelb/BachelorThesis/projects/moose/test/moose_test-opt(+0x539e) [0x56378d84639e]
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Abort(1) on node 0 (rank 0 in comm 0): application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 0
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.moose_logo: End runner_run output
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Begin tester output
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Exit Code: 1
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: Tester failed, reason: ERRMSG
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo: ################################################################################
functions/image_function.moose_logo: End tester output
functions/image_function.moose_logo: 
functions/image_function.moose_logo ..................................................... FAILED (ERRMSG)

Thank you in advance!

GiudGiud · 2025-08-26T06:47:44Z

GiudGiud
Aug 26, 2025
Collaborator

Hello

never seen that one but you should be fine to ignore it unless you need that specific functionality

1 reply

mhelel Aug 26, 2025
Author

Thanks. I don't think I will need it, but was just curious if someone had an idea.

WAH0110 · 2025-10-30T10:23:57Z

WAH0110
Oct 30, 2025

Hello

I met same problems. The reason is my system missing a command named 'file'. You can check if your system have installed 'file' command using "file --version" in terminal.

In moose/framework/src/meshgenerators/ImageMeshGenerator.C:

     // Construct the command string
    std::ostringstream command;
    command << "file " << filename << " 2>/dev/null 1>" << temp_file;

    // Make the system call, catch the return code
    **int exit_status = std::system(command.str().c_str());**

    // If the system command returned a non-zero status, we failed.
    if (exit_status != 0)
    {
      error_message = "Error calling 'file' command in ImageMesh::buildMesh()";
      break;
    }

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GiudGiud Oct 30, 2025
Collaborator

is this on linux?
should be fine to install. file with apt

@loganharbour is this a missing dependency?

WAH0110 Oct 31, 2025

Yes, I'm trying to install Moose on a container based on Ubuntu, which has Fewer pre-installed packages than normal system. I used

file --version

to check if 'file' command has been installed, and used

sudo apt-get install file

to install it.Then those errors disappeared.

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