[gmx-users] gromacs installtion error

[Justin A. Lemkul]

venkatesh s wrote:
> hi,
>        I am facing problem:--> installation of gromacs i got that 
> following error
> (Note: i run the root only, previously i installed fftw )
> Kindly any one give me a opt answer
> 

This issue is described in the installation instructions:

http://www.gromacs.org/Downloads/Installation_Instructions#Details_for_building_the_FFTW_prerequisite

-Justin

> /usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libfftw3f.a(mapflags.o): relocation 
> R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata' can not be used when making a shared 
> object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/local/lib/libfftw3f.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[3]: *** [libmd.la <http://libmd.la>] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/student/Desktop/gromacs-4.5.5/src/mdlib'
> make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/student/Desktop/gromacs-4.5.5/src'
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/student/Desktop/gromacs-4.5.5/src'
> make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> 
> 
> Thanks in Advance
> 
> -- 
> *S.VENKATESH,*
> II M.Sc Bioinformatics,
> Alagappa University,
> Karaikudi-630003
> Tamil Nadu,
> India
> svenkateshbioinformatics at gmail.com 
> <mailto:svenkateshbioinformatics at gmail.com>
> 

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Justin A. Lemkul
Ph.D. Candidate
ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
MILES-IGERT Trainee
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin

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