[gmx-users] clarification on configuration error: configure: error: conditional "am__fastdepCXX" was never defined.

[David van der Spoel]

David Mobley wrote:
> David,
> 
> Is there a way I can get 3.3 with bugfixes from CVS? This is really
> what I want to do. For example, you just fixed some problems with
> g_angle and g_dihedral that I reported, and I'm trying to figure out
> how to get that from CVS without also upgrading to 3.3.1. (I am
> hesitant to switch versions of GROMACS while in the middle of a
> project, but I need the modifications to anadih.c).

It can be done, using a date:

cvs co -D2005-10-10 -r release-3-3-patches gmx
then
cd gmx/src/tools
cvs update anadih.c
etc.

Alternatively you can use a distribution tarball and selectively copy 
files into that tree.
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> 
> On 8/29/06, David van der Spoel <spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se> wrote:
> 
>> David Mobley wrote:
>> > David,
>> >
>> >> > The other possibility is I might be in the wrong branch or
>> >> > something... I just followed the instructions on the web page:
>> >> >
>> >> > cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs at cvs.gromacs.org:/home/gmx/cvs login
>> >> > cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs at cvs.gromacs.org:/home/gmx/cvs co gmx
>> >> > And then within the gmx directory:
>> >> > cvs update -A -r release-3-1-patches
>> >> >
>> >> > Should that give me the current CVS for 3.3.1? If so, any further
>> >> > suggestions?
>> >> no you're checking out the head branch and applying all the 3.3.1
>> >> patches to it, which will be pretty messy.
>> >>
>> >> you want to do
>> >> co -r release-3-3-patches gmx
>> >
>> > As I pointed out, the instructions I am following come straight from
>> > the web page (http://www.gromacs.org/gromacs/downloads/cvs-usage.html):
>> >
>> > $>cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs at cvs.gromacs.org:/home/gmx/cvs login
>> > Password:
>> > $>cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs at cvs.gromacs.org:/home/gmx/cvs co gmx
>> >
>> > This will create a "gmx" subdirectory with all the Gromacs sources. To
>> > create the configure script files you should now run the "./bootstrap"
>> > script in the gmx directory. To do this you might need to install or
>> > upgrade your versions of autoconf and automake to those provided on
>> > this site. Check the developer tools section in the menu to the left!
>> > If you don't give any special command you will check of the HEAD
>> > branch, which is the main development branch, heading for the next
>> > major Gromacs version. If you only want to check or work with the most
>> > recent bugfixes in the stable revision tree you should switch 'branch'
>> > to the patches for the stable version instead. This is easy; just
>> > write
>> >
>> > $>cvs update -A -r release-3-1-patches
>> >
>> > If the above are incorrect, you should change the web page.
>> >
>> will do. I don't know what the -A flag does...
>>
>> > I would also note that when I follow this procedure, but replace
>> > "release-3-1-patches" with "release-3-3-patches", I get something that
>> > compiles with no problems.
>> >
>> > A further clarification request: does release-3-3-patches get me 
>> 3.3, or
>> > 3.3.1?
>> >
>>
>> In fact we should call it 3.3.2 beta
>> Be careful though, we are still ironing out the latest bugs before 
>> release.
>>
>> -- 
>> David.
>> ________________________________________________________________________
>> David van der Spoel, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Molecular Biophysics group,
>> Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.
>> Husargatan 3, Box 596,          75124 Uppsala, Sweden
>> phone:  46 18 471 4205          fax: 46 18 511 755
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David.
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David van der Spoel, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Molecular Biophysics group,
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.
Husargatan 3, Box 596,  	75124 Uppsala, Sweden
phone:	46 18 471 4205		fax: 46 18 511 755
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