KIVA FAQs
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KIVA-4mpi can be run on a single processor even those with multiple cores. However, to compile KIVA-4mpi requires MPICH2 or compatible even if the intent is to run in serial mode.
Fortran 95 but it looks in places like f77, no derived types in KIVA-4.
Linux type operating systems are recommended, but some have used Windows and MPICH2 for Windows.
Type ./kiva-demo.exe.
KIVA-3V can be run on any O/S and pretty much any Fortran compiler, even f77. We recommend gfortran or intel or pgf, absoft, etc.
Los Alamos National Lab runs on Windows 7, the codes are built in this O/S environment.
To try KIVA demo in Windows 8 try tapping the executable file and see if it runs or worse open the file explorer and clicking on it (double tap or single?). Typically the code is run from the command prompt, or by just clicking on it when in the Windows environment.