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To check if everything went well:
<ol>
<li>Check if icoFoam is working, by running this command:
<bash>icoFoam -help</bash>
which should tell you something like this:
<bash>Usage: icoFoam [OPTIONS]
options:
  -case <dir>       specify alternate case directory, default is the cwd
  -noFunctionObjects
                    do not execute functionObjects
  -parallel         run in parallel
  -roots <(dir1 .. dirN)>
                    slave root directories for distributed running
  -srcDoc           display source code in browser
  -doc              display application documentation in browser
  -help             print the usage</bash>
'''Note''': And keep in mind that you need to be careful with the letter case of the command. It's '''icoFoam''', not ''icoFOAM''.
</li>

<li>If the previous command failed to work properly, then edit the file {{tt|log.make}} and check if there are any error messages.  A few examples on how you can edit this file:
<ul {{NoIndentStyle}}>
<li>By using {{tt|kwrite}}:
<bash>kwrite log.make
</bash>
</li>

<li>By using {{tt|gedit}}:
<bash>gedit log.make
</bash>
</li>

<li>By using {{tt|nano}}:
<bash>nano log.make
</bash>
You can then exit by using the key combination {{tt|Ctrl+X}} and following any instructions it gives you.
</li>

</ul>
'''Note''': It's the first error message that matters.
</li>

<li>If you don't understand the output, then please compress the log-file {{tt|log.make}} and attach the compressed file to a post in the designated thread. <br>
If you do not know how to create a compressed file, then try one of the following examples:
<ul {{NoIndentStyle}}>
<li>You can compress the file with {{tt|gzip}} by running this command:
<bash>gzip < log.make > log.make.gz
</bash>
Then attach the resulting package file named {{tt|log.make.gz}} to a post in the designated thread.
</li>

<li>Or you can compress one or more log-files into a ''tarball'' package file, by running this command:
<bash>tar -czf logs.tar.gz log.*
</bash>
Then attach the resulting package file named {{tt|logs.tar.gz}} to a post in the designated thread.
</li>
</ul>

</li>

<li>Instructions on how to further diagnose the issue yourself, have a look at the section [[FAQ/Installation_and_Running#Common errors when building OpenFOAM from source code|Common errors when building OpenFOAM from source code]] in the page [[FAQ/Installation and Running]].
</li>
</ol>