[gmx-users] DSSP error

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Wed Nov 10 19:58:19 CET 2010



ahmet yıldırım wrote:
> Dear Justin, Thanks for your replies
> 
> ab at ab-desktop:~/Desktop/gromacswork$ dssp protein.pdb
> bash: /usr/local/bin/dssp: cannot execute binary file
> 

That seems to indicate that the dssp executable does not match your 
architecture.  Get rid of this executable and compile it from source, which I 
believe is provided when you download dssp.

-Justin

> 
> 2010/11/10 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>>
> 
> 
> 
>     ahmet yıldırım wrote:
> 
>         Dear Justin, I don't undertand you said "you haven't chmod +x
>         dssp)?" Please look at attached photo?
> 
> 
>     I guess that means it's executable; I'm not used to looking into
>     things with the filesystem browser window.  I just couldn't remember
>     if the dssp executable was, by default, capable of being executed.
>      The command in the terminal would be what I quoted before.
> 
>     Do a test: can you run the dssp executable on a .pdb file?  That is,
>     don't call it via do_dssp, try to use it in its standalone capacity.
> 
>     -Justin
> 
>         Thanks
> 
> 
>         2010/11/10 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu
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> 
> 
>            ahmet yıldırım wrote:
> 
>                Hi,
> 
>                Please tell me which step is wrong:(
> 
>                1.step-root at ab-desktop:/home/ab/Desktop# tar xvzf
>         dsspcmbi.tar.gz
>                2.step-root at ab-desktop:/home/ab/Desktop/dssp# cp dsspcmbi
>         dssp
>                3.step-root at ab-desktop:/home/ab/Desktop/dssp# mv dssp
>         /usr/local/bin
>                4.step-root at ab-desktop:/home/ab/Desktop/dssp# export
>                DSSP=/usr/local/bin
> 
> 
>            Your environment variable is wrong.  Please read about the proper
>            way to set it:
> 
> 
>            http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Gromacs_Utilities/do_dssp
> 
>            Although, if you've got dssp in /usr/local/bin, that's the
>         default
>            location where do_dssp expects it, so there is no need to set the
>            DSSP environment variable at all.
> 
>            Perhaps your issue is permission?  Or you the dssp executable
>         isn't
>            actually executable (i.e., you haven't chmod +x dssp)?
> 
>            -Justin
> 
>                5.step-ab at ab-desktop:~/Desktop/gromacswork$ do_dssp -s
>         run.tpr
>                -f run.xtc
> 
>                Program do_dssp, VERSION 4.0.5
>                Source code file: ../../../../src/tools/do_dssp.
>                c, line: 471
> 
>                *Fatal error:*
>                Failed to execute command: /usr/local/bin/dssp -na dduigjCp
>                ddDsSuzR > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
> 
> 
> 
> 
>                10 Kasım 2010 16:08 tarihinde #ZHAO LINA#
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> 
> 
>                   http://biskit.pasteur.fr/install/applications/dssp
> 
>                        
>          http://oldwww.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2009-April/041004.html
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>                        
>          http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Gromacs_Utilities/do_dssp?highlight=dssp
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>                   HTH,
> 
>                   lina
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>                   *Sent:* Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:02 PM
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>                   *Subject:* [gmx-users] DSSP error
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>                   Hi,
> 
>                   I installed in /usr/local/bin the DSSP program. And I
>         set the
>                   environment variable with a command such as “export
>                   DSSP=/usr/local/bin/dssp”.
>                   ab at ubuntu:/Desktop/work# do_dssp -s run.tpr -f run.xtc
>                   ...
>                   Selected 1: 'Protein'
>                   There are 164 residues in your selected group
>                   Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/ss.map
>                   Reading frame       0 time    0.000      Back Off! I just
>                backed up dduigjCp to ./#dduigjCp.1#
> 
>                   -------------------------------------------------------
>                   Program do_dssp, VERSION 4.0.5
>                   Source code file: ../../../../src/tools/do_dssp.c,
>         line: 471
> 
>                   *Fatal error:*
>                   Failed to execute command: /usr/local/bin/dssp -na
>         dduigjCp
>                ddDsSuzR
>                    > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
>                   -------------------------------------------------------
>                   "Jesus Not Only Saves, He Also Frequently Makes
>         Backups." (Myron
>                   Bradshaw)
> 
>                   What should I do?
> 
>                   Thanks in advance
> 
>                   --     Ahmet YILDIRIM
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Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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