[gmx-users] Character issues

[Justin Lemkul]

On 12/8/16 2:43 PM, Kelsy Yuan wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> Sorry for the confusion. The command I use is: grompp -p topol.top -f
> engmin.mdp -c 16+mica.gro -zero, I want to do the energy minimization for
> my system that contains 16 stearic acid and a mica surface. I checked all
> my input files as well as the force field files, there is no such line.
> Following is the terminal output:
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Program grompp, VERSION 5.0.6
> Source code file:
> /usr/local/src/gromacs-5.0.6/src/gromacs/utility/cstringutil.c, line: 112
>
> Fatal error:
> An input file contains a line longer than 4095 characters, while the buffer
> passed to fgets2 has size 4095. The line starts with: '1     AL1     1
>   UNL     A2'      ay1
> For more information and tips for troubleshooting, please check the GROMACS
> website at http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Errors
> -------------------------------------------------------
>

The input files that grompp reads are whatever you pass to it on the command 
line (.gro, .top, and .mdp) and the force field files.  Since this must be a 
custom force field, there are many potential places for problems, but something 
you created/edited must contain this line.  grompp doesn't do anything it's not 
told.

If you need further help, you'll have to upload all of your files (everything 
listed above) to a file-sharing service and provide a link.

Note that using -zero is potentially dangerous.  If your force field is missing 
interactions and you're just trying to get past them, that may generate an 
unstable system.

-Justin

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