From: Dr. Daniel James White PhD (dan_at_chalkie.org.uk)
Date: Mon Jan 10 2005 - 01:20:31 CST

Hi Axel,

both of those methods below start up CMD just fine!

so it must be something else in the startup script that isn't in the
one you sent me.
My xterm seem to behave ok using this script.....

cheers

Dan

On 7 Jan 2005, at 19:22, Axel Kohlmeyer wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 17:45:21 +0200 "Dr. Daniel James White PhD" wrote:
>
> dan,
>
> [...]
>
>> got it, removed old installation, installed the alpha version,
>> with ./configure and make install (as root),
>> then still same error.....
>
> weird. so either your 'xterm' has problems with one of
> the commandline options or your csh does not understand
> the script.
>
>> I can give you ssh access to my machine if you like.....
>
> let's see, if we can do without. please try the attached
> script to start vmd. it is a stripped down version of
> the csh script but written in basic bourne shell syntax.
>
> this one will not start an xterm but run vmd
> from the current terminal. if that works, you
> should uncomment the last line and comment the
> line before that to try with the xterm and we can
> hopefully see, which one is to blame.
>
>> are you in germany?
>
> yes.
>
> axel.
>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> Dr. Daniel James White BSc. (Hons.) PhD
>> Cell Biology, Ambiotica C242
>> Department of biological and environmental science
>> PO Box 35
>> University of Jyväskylä
>> Jyväskylä FIN 40014
>> Finland
>> +358 14 260 4183 (work)
>> +358 468102840 (mobile)
>>
>> http://www.chalkie.org.uk
>> dan_at_chalkie.org.uk
>> white_at_cc.jyu.fi
>>
>
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>
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> If you make something idiot-proof, the universe creates a better idiot.
>
> <vmd.sh>
Dr. Daniel James White BSc. (Hons.) PhD
Cell Biology, Ambiotica C242
Department of biological and environmental science
PO Box 35
University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä FIN 40014
Finland
+358 14 260 4183 (work)
+358 468102840 (mobile)

http://www.chalkie.org.uk
dan_at_chalkie.org.uk
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