[gmx-users] trouble compiling gromacs-3.3.2 on OS X 10.5.1

[Mark Abraham]

Scott Milner wrote:
> I'm trying to load gromacs on a new MacBook Pro, running 10.5.1 with 
> latest developer tools installed.  I get an error the first time I run 
> ./configure,
> as follows:
> 
> configure: error: Upgrade to binutils >= 2.12.1 (or disable assembly 
> loops).
> 
> whereupon configure fails.
> What do I do to fix this?  (Where is "binutils" so that I can upgrade 
> it?

Google will help you here.

>  Or what option to configure "disables assembly loops", and what 
> performance hit do I take if I do that?)

A big one.

Mark