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From: Hugh Martin (hughtendo_at_gmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 28 2009 - 09:39:29 CDT

Sorry, the issue was resolved (shown below) but the replies didn't cc vmd-l.

Thanks,

Hugh

"That did the trick, there was indeed a PPC64 build in the alpha/old
directory, and it works fine. Thank you very much, most helpful.

Hugh

2009/4/28 Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu>
On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 14:09 +0100, Hugh Martin wrote:

please read the installation instructions _very_ carefully.
if you download a binary, you must not give it any architecture,
but only change the paths and run ./configure without any options.
the configure script shipped with VMD is not the regular GNU configure.

second, you have to download the binary that matches your architecture.
for ppc64, you cannot use a LINUX package as that is for x86 32bit.
there is no official ppc64 binary currently. but a special textmode
only build for the big red cluster, IIRC. in the VMD alpha version
repository. check out:
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/alpha/
to see how to get access and then look into the "alpha/old" directory
on the BioFS.

cheers,
 axel.

> /home/htnd/vmd/vmd_LINUX: Exec format error. Binary file not
> executable.
>
> I assume this means I need to specify the system more, so by typing
> 'uname -a' I get the following key (or what I assume is key)
> information: ppc64 GNU/Linux. So at this point I assume I need to
> install to a power pc architecture. So now when I configure to
> LINUXPPC I get the following error:
>
> /home/htnd/vmd/vmd_LINUX: Command not found.
>
> You'll have to forgive me if the answer is obvious, but has anyone got
> any ideas on how I should proceed?

> Many thanks,
>
> Hugh

2009/4/28 John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu>

>
> Hi,
> The errors you're getting below seem to indicate to me that you've
> got a mismatched binary and host architecture. What output do you
> get from this command:
> uname -a
>
> What VMD distribution file did you download and install?
>
> Cheers,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 02:09:04PM +0100, Hugh Martin wrote:
> > Hello, I'm attempting to install VMD on a remote machine so that I can
> use
> > "vmd -dispdev" in order to make make smd files on the fly and
> automatically
> > chain simulations. I have had success with this on a remote machine
> already,
> > but am having issues on a different machine.
> >
> > After I 'configure' to a generic LINUX install and 'make install', I get
> the
> > following error message when I attempt to use vmd:
> >
> > /home/htnd/vmd/vmd_LINUX: Exec format error. Binary file not executable.
> >
> > I assume this means I need to specify the system more, so by typing
> 'uname
> > -a' I get the following key (or what I assume is key) information: ppc64
> > GNU/Linux. So at this point I assume I need to install to a power pc
> > architecture. So now when I configure to LINUXPPC I get the following
> error:
> >
> > /home/htnd/vmd/vmd_LINUX: Command not found.
> >
> > You'll have to forgive me if the answer is obvious, but has anyone got
> any
> > ideas on how I should proceed?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Hugh
>
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