[gmx-users] "invalid order for directive atomtypes", but only one ligand

[Justin Lemkul]

On 1/7/15 4:19 PM, Jonathan Saboury wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm getting an error when running grompp, "invalid order for directive
> atomtypes".
>
> I used to get this error whenever there were two or more additional .itp's
> for ligands. This would be fixed by adding the [atomtypes] together and
> deleting dupicates.
>
> This case however there is only one ligand I am adding, so no idea where I
> should concatenate the [atomtypes].
>
> Getting error:
> ---
> Fatal error: Syntax error - File biotin_GMX.itp, line 3
> Last line read: '[ atomtypes ]'
> Invalid order for directive atomtypes
> ---
>
> Commands: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=FWA2W2Dd
>
> Zip of all files (2.7MB): http://ge.tt/35Gex882/v/0
>

You haven't provided system.top, which is where the problem would become 
evident.  There's nothing wrong with biotin_GMX.itp itself, but however it is 
being #included in system.top must be wrong.  A ligand that introduces new 
[atomtypes] must be #included after the parent force field, and prior to any 
[moleculetype] definition.  Force field-level directives must all appear before 
any molecule-level directives.

-Justin

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