[gmx-users] Where is my bin?

[Mark Abraham]

Arrgh.

Correct procedure is

1) Get source code
2) Install prerequisites
3) Decide on a location from which to install, I'll call this 
/source/dir - this should be in user space
3) Decide on a location into which to install, I'll call this /dest/dir 
- this can be anywhere, but you need root access for some places, 
including the default
4) cd to /source/dir
5) unpack gromacs sources
6) cd gromacs-3.3.1
7) configure --prefix=/install/dir
8) make
9) if needed, change to root
10) make install
11) exit root access
12) now source /dest/dir/scripts/GMXRC, or better, put it in your .cshrc 
or .bashrc as appropriate and log into a new shell
13) use gromacs

This is the general procedure for any software that uses configure.

Mark