[gmx-users] How to check whether GROMACS was installed correctly?

[David van der Spoel]

Vladimir Korostelev wrote:
> * Mark Abraham <Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au> [Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:43:56 +1100]:
> 
>> Until you know what you're doing, I suggest following the 
> installation
>> instructions on the gromacs web page precisely.
>>
> 
> I think I did! it was done in 3 simple steps:
> 
> $./configure
> $make
> $make install
> 
> after installation of fftw.
> 
>> > There were no error messages during installation but when it was 
> done
>> I
>> > typed:
>> >
>> > $./luck
>>
>> Well that will work only if there is a l"luck"  program in the current
>> directory. I bet there wasn't :-)
> 
> yes, there is no luck only GROMACS in winter. ;)
> 
>> > I had logged in as a root and installed into my user directory
>> > /home/vladimir
>> > fftw2.15, then I had installed gromacs3.3.1 into
>> > /home/vladimir/gromacs-3.3.1
>> > However I cannot find where is bin subdirectory? it's not in
>> > /home/vladimir/gromacs-3.3.1,
>>
>> What is the point of logging in as root to install things in your user
>> space?
> 
> I did this after installation by user had failed - there were messages: 
> Permission denied
> during compilation. But installation into user space after logging in as 
> a root went without
> errors. So I think it should be installed. Where a bin subdirectory 
> should be?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Vladimir
> 
try
make -n install
it will tell you where it tries to install.

-- 
David.
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David van der Spoel, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Molecular Biophysics group,
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.
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