[gmx-users] RE: Is non-linear data output/storage possible?

[Justin Lemkul]

On 7/11/13 6:41 PM, Neha wrote:
>
>
> The .cpt file stores information related to output frequency.  The existing
> .cpt
> file designates output every X steps, while the new .tpr file specifies
> output
> every Y steps, and X != Y, so mdrun complains.  I'm assuming mdrun aborts at
> that point?  Have you tried with -noappend?
>
> Hi,
>
> So this is really interesting because I have done the same thing earlier and
> it worked just fine. As in I was trying to do similar non-linear storage and
> it was working fine when eventually it stopped working. Mdrun aborts and
> tells me the input and state checkpoints are not identical. I wish that the
> error was more reproducible or happened consistently because that has not
> been my experience so far.
>

Then something is inconsistent in your previous protocols or file organization. 
  Either an error will happen, or it won't.  Too many things to guess at here.

> The only reason I don't want to do -noappend is that I will end up with a
> bunch of multiple trajectory files and it would be a pain to sort through
> them. It seems like that might eventually be my only choice.
>
>

The analysis tools will complain, anyway.  Whenever a program encounters a 
non-uniform frame interval, it aborts, IIRC.

-Justin

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