[gmx-users] Error in GROMACS installation

[Justin A. Lemkul]

Monisha Hajra wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am installing GROMACS using cygwin.
> 
> I am following the steps as mentioned :
> http://www.gromacs.org/Downloads/Installation_Instructions/Cygwin_HOWTO
> 
> *no 5, make install command give the following error in the end :*
> 

What was your configuration command?  Did "make" work properly?  It's odd that 
"make install" fails if "make" works.  Do you have proper permissions to install 
in this directory?  Configuration and compilation are done locally, but 
installation (if left at default settings) is system-wide.

The actual error message is above what you have posted here.

> ng'
> Creating library file: .libs/libgmx.dll.a
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[3]: *** [libgmx.la <http://libgmx.la>] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory 
> `/cygdrive/d/softwares/bioinformatics/gromacs-4.5.4/s
> rc/gmxlib'
> make[2]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory 
> `/cygdrive/d/softwares/bioinformatics/gromacs-4.5.4/s
> rc/gmxlib'
> make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory 
> `/cygdrive/d/softwares/bioinformatics/gromacs-4.5.4/s
> rc'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> 
> and* make links command gives the following error:*
> *

Certainly "make links" will fail if the actual installation failed.

-Justin

> *
> *
> $ make links
> cd /usr/local/gromacs/bin && programs=`ls` && cd /usr/local/bin && \
>         for i in $programs; do \
>            (test ! -f $i && ln -s /usr/local/gromacs/bin/$i . ; exit 0); \
>         done
> /bin/sh: line 0: cd: /usr/local/gromacs/bin: No such file or directory
> make: *** [links] Error 1
> 
> Can anyone de-code thsi error and help me how should 
> I successfully proceed for the same. 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Monisha 
> *
> 
> 
> 

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Justin A. Lemkul
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Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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