[gmx-users] does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt Error to compile GROMACS 4.6.3

[leila salimi]

What does this sentence mean?  " Run CMake with the path to the source as
an argument"


On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM, leila salimi <leilasalimi at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Justin Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu> wrote:
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>> On 7/22/14, 12:25 PM, leila salimi wrote:
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>>> Dear GROMACS Users,
>>>
>>> I tried to compile GROMACS on my computer, I did a quick installation as
>>> I
>>> saw in the link
>>>   tar -xvzf gromacs-4.6.1.tar.gz
>>>   $ cd gromacs-4.6.1
>>>   $ mkdir build
>>>   $ cd build
>>>
>>> ( I did not have cmake and I got it form " sudo apt-get install cmake "
>>> in
>>> build folder, then I tried the next line)
>>>
>>>   $ cmake .. -DGMX_BUILD_OWN_FFTW=ON
>>>   $ cmake ..
>>>
>>>
>> What did these two commands produce?  Did you invoke them one after
>> another, or did you clean the build directory between them (as you should
>> have done)?
>> I  did it one after another, I didn't know that I have to clean the bulid
>> directory! What do you mean by clean ? Should I remove the files in the
>> directory or something elase???
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>>  I tried to   sudo make install and I got the error
>>>
>>>
>>> CMake Error: The source directory
>>> "/fs01/ma05/homes/salimi/Programs/gromacs-4.6.3" does not appear to
>>> contain
>>> CMakeLists.txt.
>>> Specify --help for usage, or press the help button on the CMake GUI.
>>> make: *** [cmake_check_build_system] Error 1
>>>
>>>
>> This error shouldn't be triggered by "sudo make install," but would show
>> up when invoking cmake.
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>     cmake worked well and I got it when I tried sudo make install
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>>> Althogh I have the CMakeLists.txt in the source path
>>> "/fs01/ma05/homes/salimi/Programs/gromacs-4.6.3"
>>> Do you know what it is wrong with this installation?
>>>
>>>
>> Sounds a bit hard to believe, but in any case, install the latest version
>> (4.6.6 in the 4.6.x series, or 5.0 otherwise) and try again.
>> Can I remove the directory and install it again, or I have to uninstall
>> something? I prefer to install this version first, If I won't make it, I am
>> going for the latest version.
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> Thanks very much Justin for your fast reply :)
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>> -Justin
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