[gmx-users] Editing the log in files [HN]

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Tue Dec 16 20:15:14 CET 2008



Hideya Nakamura wrote:
> I installed gromacs in Cygwin-related home. Is it correct?

That's fine, as long as you know where it is, but that means you probably 
altered something during configuration.

> 
> I tried "which luck" command, but I could not find GMXRC in the list of 
> executables.
> 

Were the other executables there?

> I will try to install gromacs again. Of course, I will learn about 
> Gromacs more.

Sounds like a good idea.  Leave the --prefix option alone during configuration; 
it should default to /usr/local/gromacs.

-Justin

> 
> 
> 
> 2008/12/16 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>>
> 
> 
> 
>     Hideya Nakamura wrote:
> 
>         Thank you Justin for your prompt response.
> 
>         I installed Gromacs in the home directory of Cygwin.
> 
> 
>     Is that your home directory, or some Cygwin-related home?  I do not
>     have my Windows partition up in front of me; I just remember that
>     Cygwin's organization is a bit convoluted.
> 
> 
>         Actually, I can't fine the bin subdirectory in the gromacs
>         directory.
>         (I also can't find GMXRC anywhere.)
> 
> 
>     Did you try "which luck" as I suggested before?  That should
>     indicate where the executables were installed.
> 
> 
>         Does this mean Gromacs cannot be installed correctly?
> 
> 
>     Not necessarily.
> 
> 
>         Do I have to install gromacs again?
> 
> 
>     What were you *exact* commands through the installation process?  If
>     you did indeed follow the Cygwin HowTo on the wiki, Gromacs should
>     have been installed in /usr/local/gromacs.  I doubt that your
>     installation is broken, but you'll have serious headaches if you
>     don't familiarize yourself with the locations of executables,
>     libraries, and force field files.
> 
>     -Justin
> 
> 
>         Hideya
> 
> 
>         2008/12/16 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu
>         <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu> <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu
>         <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>>>
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> 
> 
> 
>            Hideya Nakamura wrote:
> 
>                Hello Mark and Justin,
> 
>                Thank you very much for your responce.
>                I edited the .bashrc file which is in my home directory.
>                I opened .bashrc file using vi and added "source
>                /usr/local/gromacs/bin/GMXRC" at the last line.
>                And then, I started Cygwin again. However, an error mesage
>                (bash: /usr/local/gromacs/bin/GMXRC: No such file or
>         directory)
>                is showed when I start Cygwin. In addition, when I enter the
>                command "luck" for gromacs, I can't see the correct responce
>                (i.e. "Whatever Happened to Pong ?" (F. Black))
>                Could you please tell me your suggestion?
>                I am using Cygwin on Windows Vista Enterprise.
> 
> 
>            Where did you install Gromacs?  The GMXRC script should be in the
>            bin subdirectory of whatever prefix you specified during
>            configuration.  If your environment is finding luck, then try
>         "which
>            luck" to locate the PATH to Gromacs.
> 
>            -Justin
> 
> 
>                Hideya
> 
> 
>                2008/12/15 Mark Abraham <Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au
>         <mailto:Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au>
>                <mailto:Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au
>         <mailto:Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au>>
>         <mailto:Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au <mailto:Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au>
> 
>                <mailto:Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au
>         <mailto:Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au>>>>
> 
> 
>                   Hideya Nakamura wrote:
> 
>                       Hello,
> 
>                       I try to install GROMACS using Cygwin on my
>         Windows PC.
> 
>                       I have already installed fftw, and then I will install
>                GROMACS
>                       based on a instruction on wiki.gromacs.org
>         <http://wiki.gromacs.org>
>                <http://wiki.gromacs.org>
>                       <http://wiki.gromacs.org> <http://wiki.gromacs.org/>
>                       (http://wiki.gromacs.org/index.php/Cygwin_HOWTO).
> 
> 
>                       In this instruction, there is a description "#6
>         Edit your
>                login
>                       files to source /usr/local/gromacs/bin/GMXRC
> 
>                       (or manually add /usr/local/gromacs/man to the MANPATH
>                and check
>                       that /usr/local/bin is in the PATH)."
> 
>                       However, I can't edit my log in files. Could
>         someone give
>                me how
>                       to edit my log in files by using Cygwin?
> 
> 
>                   Probably you're using bash shell, so in your home
>         directory, edit
>                   the file .bashrc and add the line "source
>                   /usr/local/gromacs/bin/GMXRC" (or as appropriate for
>         wherever you
>                   installed GROMACS), and then open a new shell. This
>         way the
>                GROMACS
>                   environment will always be configured right for you.
> 
>                   Mark
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Justin A. Lemkul
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Virginia Tech
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