Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently asked installation questions (FAQ)
  • Questions asked before becomming a user...
    • Where do I get information about the DOS version?
    • How much memory do I need?
    • What can I do without Fortran compiler?
    • What can I do without any compilers?
  • General installation problems.
    • WHAT IF does not compile
  • Licenses
    • Missing licenses
    • Do I have to contact C. Sander directly for getting DSSP?
    • I just got DSSP from Dr Sander. What do I do now?
    • Are GROMOS, RIBONS and PLUTON portable to linux?
  • Reading the tape
  • Running the installation script
    • C89 not found
    • getopt: command not found
  • The compilation stops in the middle...
  • The FTP installation script does not work
  • The FTP installation seems to do nothing
  • I changed the WHATIF.FIG flags manually, but nothing happens.
  • Do I need the firebrigade to install through a fire wall?
  • Reducing the Size of WHAT IF
  • We have no tape unit on our machine.
  • I only have 10 Mbytes on my disk, can I run WHAT IF?
  • There are many chapters missing in the writeup.
  • WHAT IF starts with a "Segmentation fault".
  • I get all kinds of swap-space messages.
• Frequently Asked usage Questions
  • defining residue types
  • WHAT IF claims files are missing
  • funny graphics
  • I can not move the graphics window
  • The graphics window 'does not work'
  • Empty X window
• In case of problems not solved by reading this chapter