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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 10 2005 - 18:05:54 CST

Dan,
  Since the two tests that Axel asked you to perform were successfull,
I'm starting to believe that the actual source of problems is your .cshrc
and other associated startup files. I've seen _many_ MacOS X installations
of VMD unable to start because a user has a .cshrc file that contains the
line:
  source .alias

Seems harmless, except that it's not a fully qualified path, and so if you
run VMD from any directory other than one that contains .alias, the user's
startup scripts bomb, preventing VMD from being spawned with a terminal
window for the text console. This same type of thing can also occur on
Linux, and any of the commercial Unix versions out there. I'd double check
your login files and make sure there's not something bombing there.

  John

On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 09:20:31AM +0200, Dr. Daniel James White PhD wrote:
> 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
> >>
> >
> >--
> >
> >=======================================================================
> >Axel Kohlmeyer e-mail: axel.kohlmeyer_at_theochem.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
> >Lehrstuhl fuer Theoretische Chemie Phone: ++49 (0)234/32-26673
> >Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum - NC 03/53 Fax: ++49 (0)234/32-14045
> >D-44780 Bochum http://www.theochem.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
> >=======================================================================
> >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
> white_at_cc.jyu.fi
> 

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