[gmx-users] configure/compile problem

[Erik Lindahl]

Bert de Groot wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've got the following configure/compile problem on our linux box (running Suse 7.1, with MPICH 1.2.2.1 installed):
>
> tar xvzf gromacs-3.0.3.tar.gz
> cd gromacs-3.0.3
> ./configure --prefix=/mnt/dolphindat/degroot/gmx3_mpi --enable-mpi
> make
>
> ...
>
> ar cru .libs/libgmx_mpi.a  3dview.o atomprop.o block_tx.o bondfree.o buffer.o calcgrid.o calch.o confio.o copyrite.o disre.o do_fit.o enxio.o ewald_util.o fatal.o ffscanf.o filenm.o futil.o gbutil.o fnbf.o gmxfio.o ifunc.o index.o cinvsqrtdata.o
> crecipdata.o invblock.o javaio.o macros.o main.o maths.o matio.o memdump.o mshift.o mvdata.o mvxvf.o names.o network.o nrama.o nrjac.o nrnb.o pargs.o pbc.o pdbio.o princ.o rando.o random.o rbin.o rdgroup.o readinp.o replace.o rmpbc.o shift_util.o
> sortwater.o smalloc.o stat.o statutil.o strdb.o string2.o symtab.o tpxio.o trnio.o trxio.o txtdump.o typedefs.o viewit.o wgms.o wman.o writeps.o xdrd.o xtcio.o xvgr.o x86_cpu.o libxdrf.o vec.o innerc.o mpiio.o x86_cpuid.o x86_sse.o x86_3dnow.o
> ar: x86_cpuid.o: No such file or directory
> make[1]: *** [libgmx_mpi.la] Error 1
>
> By accident, I found the following workaround:
> -first configure+compile the sequential version
> -then configure+compile the parallel version
>
> So something like:
> ./configure --prefix=/mnt/dolphindat/degroot/gmx3_mpi
> make
> ./configure --prefix=/mnt/dolphindat/degroot/gmx3_mpi --enable-mpi
> make mdrun
>
> Bert
>

Hi Bert,

The two builds should be completely independent of each other - but you should
issue a 'make distclean' before reconfiguring.  In any case, I'll try to check the problem
before the next revision.

Erik