[gmx-users] DSSP error

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Wed Nov 10 20:00:18 CET 2010



Justin A. Lemkul wrote:
> 
> 
> 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.
> 

...or check whether or not dssp is actually executable, as I suggested twice before.

-Justin

> -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
>>         <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu> <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu
>>         <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            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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>>                <mailto:ZHAO0139 at e.ntu.edu.sg
>>         <mailto:ZHAO0139 at e.ntu.edu.sg>>>> yazdı:
>>
>>
>>                   http://biskit.pasteur.fr/install/applications/dssp
>>
>>                                 
>> http://oldwww.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2009-April/041004.html
>>
>>                                 
>> http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Gromacs_Utilities/do_dssp?highlight=dssp 
>>
>>
>>                   HTH,
>>
>>                   lina
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>>                   *Sent:* Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:02 PM
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>>                   *Subject:* [gmx-users] DSSP error
>>
>>                   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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