How to install a MOOSE that matches my ancient code

[SY1104]

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Question

Dear developers, I have obtained some valuable code developed using Moose from others, but these codes may have been developed around 2016-2018. After installing the latest version of Moose, I found that I couldn't compile these codes in Moose, and the error report is as follows. I think it may be an issue of version incompatibility. I think a convenient way is to install an old version of Moose (such as the Moose developed in 2016 or 2017). What should I do? If you think the following error is not caused by version incompatibility, please let me know. Thanks a lot.

(moose) sy@sy-VMware-Virtual-Platform:~/projects/cat$ make -j 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/../scripts/premake.py", line 261, in <module>
    PreMake().check()
    ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/../scripts/premake.py", line 27, in __init__
    self.versioner_meta = Versioner().version_meta()
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sy/projects/moose/scripts/versioner.py", line 336, in version_meta
    app_name, _, app_hash = self.get_app(full_hash=full_hash)
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sy/projects/moose/scripts/versioner.py", line 386, in get_app
    git_hash = subprocess.check_output(hash_command, encoding='utf-8').rstrip()
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/lib/python3.11/subprocess.py", line 466, in check_output
    return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True,
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/lib/python3.11/subprocess.py", line 571, in run
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD']' returned non-zero exit status 128.
make: [/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/moose.mk:399: prebuild] Error 1 
Checking if header needs updating: /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/include/base/MooseRevision.h...
Compiling C++ (in opt mode) /home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.C...
/home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.C: In constructor 'ThermalDiffusion::ThermalDiffusion(const std::string&, InputParameters)':
/home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.C:30:47: error: no matching function for call to 'Diffusion::Diffusion(const std::string&, InputParameters&)'
   30 |    _k_cond(getMaterialProperty<Real>("k_cond"))
      |                                               ^
In file included from /home/sy/projects/cat/build/header_symlinks/ThermalDiffusion.h:18,
                 from /home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.C:15:
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Diffusion.h:23:3: note: candidate: 'Diffusion::Diffusion(const InputParameters&)'
   23 |   Diffusion(const InputParameters & parameters);
      |   ^~~~~~~~~
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Diffusion.h:23:3: note:   candidate expects 1 argument, 2 provided
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Diffusion.h:18:7: note: candidate: 'Diffusion::Diffusion(const Diffusion&)'
   18 | class Diffusion : public Kernel
      |       ^~~~~~~~~
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Diffusion.h:18:7: note:   candidate expects 1 argument, 2 provided
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Diffusion.h:18:7: note: candidate: 'Diffusion::Diffusion(Diffusion&&)'
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Diffusion.h:18:7: note:   candidate expects 1 argument, 2 provided
/home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.C:30:37: error: binding reference of type 'MaterialProperty<double>&' to 'const MaterialProperty<double>' discards qualifiers
   30 |    _k_cond(getMaterialProperty<Real>("k_cond"))
      |            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/std_thread.h:43,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/include/c++/12.3.0/thread:43,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/libmesh/include/libmesh/threads_pthread.h:31,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/libmesh/include/libmesh/threads.h:126,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/libmesh/include/libmesh/reference_counter.h:25,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/libmesh/include/libmesh/reference_counted_object.h:24,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/libmesh/include/libmesh/dof_object.h:29,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/libmesh/include/libmesh/elem.h:26,
                 from /home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/libmesh/include/libmesh/remote_elem.h:24,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/libMeshReducedNamespace.h:17,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Moose.h:12,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/MooseTypes.h:12,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/MooseUtils.h:13,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/MooseObject.h:13,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/ResidualObject.h:12,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/KernelBase.h:12,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Kernel.h:12,
                 from /home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Diffusion.h:12:
/home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h: In instantiation of 'std::__detail::__unique_ptr_t<_Tp> std::make_unique(_Args&& ...) [with _Tp = ThermalDiffusion; _Args = {const InputParameters&}; __detail::__unique_ptr_t<_Tp> = __detail::__unique_ptr_t<ThermalDiffusion>]':
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Registry.h:337:31:   required from 'std::unique_ptr<MooseObject> RegistryEntry<T>::build(const InputParameters&) [with T = ThermalDiffusion]'
/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build/header_symlinks/Registry.h:334:1:   required from here
/home/sy/miniforge/envs/moose/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/include/c++/12.3.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:1065:30: error: no matching function for call to 'ThermalDiffusion::ThermalDiffusion(const InputParameters&)'
 1065 |     { return unique_ptr<_Tp>(new _Tp(std::forward<_Args>(__args)...)); }
      |                              ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.C:27:1: note: candidate: 'ThermalDiffusion::ThermalDiffusion(const std::string&, InputParameters)'
   27 | ThermalDiffusion::ThermalDiffusion(const std::string & name,
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.C:27:1: note:   candidate expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
/home/sy/projects/cat/build/header_symlinks/ThermalDiffusion.h:30:7: note: candidate: 'ThermalDiffusion::ThermalDiffusion(const ThermalDiffusion&)'
   30 | class ThermalDiffusion : public Diffusion
      |       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/sy/projects/cat/build/header_symlinks/ThermalDiffusion.h:30:7: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'const InputParameters' to 'const ThermalDiffusion&'
/home/sy/projects/cat/build/header_symlinks/ThermalDiffusion.h:30:7: note: candidate: 'ThermalDiffusion::ThermalDiffusion(ThermalDiffusion&&)'
/home/sy/projects/cat/build/header_symlinks/ThermalDiffusion.h:30:7: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'const InputParameters' to 'ThermalDiffusion&&'
make: *** [/home/sy/projects/moose/framework/build.mk:151: /home/sy/projects/cat/src/ThermalDiffusion.x86_64-conda-linux-gnu.opt.lo] Error 1

[GiudGiud]

Hello

It s possible but if you have to ask how it's likely that it will be too much trouble.

I would rather you update the app. Which app is it?

These errors are trivial to deal with:

• some material properties should be stored as const references so modify the header appropriately
• the constructor only takes a single argument now, the InputParameters
• the format of the validParams has changed. See previous posts for how to deal with that