[gmx-users] Problem running do_dssp

[Justin Lemkul]

On 8/12/13 4:29 PM, Dipankar Roy wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to use do_dssp to generate a secondary structure map over time for a 10-ns simulation. I have installed dssp_2.2.0 at the usual /usr/local/bin
> I tried running it with the following command line
> do_dssp -f md.xtc -s md.tpr -o ss.xpm -sc ss.xvg -dt 100 -tu ps; but ended up with the following error.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Selected 4: 'Backbone'
> There are 424 residues in your selected group
> dssp cmd='/usr/local/bin/dssp -i dd5Yvoh4 -o ddazDUUO > /dev/null 2> /dev/null'
> Reading frame       0 time    0.000
> Back Off! I just backed up dd5Yvoh4 to ./#dd5Yvoh4.1#
>
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> Program do_dssp, VERSION 4.6.3
> Source code file: /home/rsd/gromacs-4.6.3/src/tools/gmx_do_dssp.c, line: 669
>
> Fatal error:
> Failed to execute command: Try specifying your dssp version with the -ver option.
>
> For more information and tips for troubleshooting, please check the GROMACS
> website at http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Errors
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>
> "God is a DJ" (Faithless)
>

This issue has been discussed numerous times (hint: check the archive, it will 
save you time!) and the solution is shown in the fatal error.  DSSP has 
different syntax in different versions.  If you have dssp-2.2.0, use "-ver 2" in 
the do_dssp command.  Also note that Backbone will not work because DSSP 
requires carbonyl oxygen atoms to determine hydrogen bonding patterns.  You need 
to choose, at minimum, MainChain.

-Justin

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