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                      CHARMM Release and Installation


This document contains a formal definition of the current CHARMM release
followed by a detailed installation procedure.  We concern here
features and end-line-user-site installation.  Issues regarding
developer sites are documented in *note Develop: (developer.doc). 


* Menu:

* Contents::      List of Contents of the current release
* Machines::      Machines supported
* Install::       Installation Procedure
* Documentation:: CHARMM Documentation via emacs INFO program
* TOPPAR::        Standard CHARMM Topology and Parameter Files
* UserForm::      CHARMM User Group support



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                          CHARMM Release Package


The CHARMM release package for CHARMM developers and user sites includes

    (1) complete source and include files,
    (2) updated documentation files,
    (3) some supporting data files,
    (4) testcases,
    (5) the PREFX preprocessor and tools needed to set up CHARMM
        development environments and 
    (6) standard topology and parameter files.

    The files are organized in the followoing subdirectories.
~/ denotes the directory where you have unpacked (read from a tape
drive or issued the UNIX tar command) the CHARMM release package
delivered to you.  In ~/cnnXm, nn is the version number, X is the
version trunk designator (a for alpha or developmental, b for beta
release and c for gamma or general release) and m is the revision
number.  For example, c24b1 is CHARMM version 24 beta release revision 1.

  ~/cnnXm/                 The main directory of CHARMM

  ~/cnnXm/source/          Contains all CHARMM source files

  ~/cnnXm/doc/             The most recent CHARMM documentation
                           If GNU emacs is available on your host
                           machine, you may 'soft' link this directory
                           to the emacs info directory to access the
                           documentation via the emacs info-program.

  ~/cnnXm/support/         Supplementary programs and data files

  ~/cnnXm/support/bpot/    CHARMM support data files
                           18 spherical deformable boundary potential
                           files for the TIP3P water oxygen.

  ~/cnnXm/support/imtran/  CHARMM support data files
                           4 image transformation files for periodic
                           boundary simulations

  ~/cnnXm/test/            CHARMM test-suite

  ~/cnnXm/tool/            Preprocessor, FLECS translator and
                           other CHARMM installation utilities

  ~/cnnXm/topar/           Standard topology/parameter files

  ~/cnnXm/toppar/toppar_history/c22g2_g3_g4_c23a1__f1
                           Standard RTF/PARAM files distributed with
                           CHARMM 22g2, 22g3, 22g4, 23a1 and 23f1

  ~/cnnXm/toppar/toppar_history/c22g5_c23a2_f2
                           Standard RTF/PARAM files distributed with
                           CHARMM 22g5, 23a2 and 23f2

  ~/cnnXm/toppar/toppar_history/c23f3_f4_f5_c24a1_a2_a3
                           Standard RTF/PARAM files distributed with
                           CHARMM 23f3, 23f4, 23f5, 24a1 and 24a3

  ~/cnnXm/exec/            The CHARMM executable charmm will be
                           stored here when installation is completed. 

  ~/cnnXm/build/           Contains Makefile, module makefiles and
                           the log file of the install make command
                           for each machine in the subdirectory named
                           after the machine type. 

  ~/cnnXm/lib/             Contains library files



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                      Supported Machine Platforms

The current release version is available on the following platforms.

       Alliant
       Apollo
       Convex 
       Cray X-MP, Cray Y-MP and Cray-2
       DEC Stations running Ultrix
       DEC Alpha Stations running OSF
       Hewlett-Packard Apollo 700 Series
       IBM-3090 running AIX
       IBM-RS/6000
       Intel iPSC Hypercube
       Silicon Graphics
       Sun

See (parallel.doc) for details on parallel versions.



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                      User Site CHARMM Installation


The installation is carried out by the shell script ~/cnnXm/install.com.
Change your working directory to ~/cnnXm and run install.com.
install.com expects one or more arguments.

  install.com <host_machine_type> [ <CHARMM_size> <install switches> ]

The default and possible arguments are 

  <host_machine_type1> = { alpha, convex, cray, dec, hpux, ibmrs   }
                         { sgi, stardent, sun, gnu                 }
                         { cm5, cspp, ibmsp, intel, t3d, terra     }
  <CHARMM_size>        = { reduced, small, medium, large  | medium }

  <install switches>   = { X, G, P, M, 1, 2, 64                    }

where { | } is for { possible arguments | default }.  <CHARMM_size>
depends on your machine memory configuration.  In general, 'medium' is
recommended and 'small' is for SUN and Cray versions.  User site
installation can be taylored with the install.com switches.

   X  for the X-lib graphics to be included
   G  for the GL-lib graphics to be included
   P  links to PVM
   M  links to MPI
   1  to halt after setting up installation directory
   2  to halt after making installation utilities
   64 to compile in the 64-bit mode on SGI platforms

When one or more install switches are used, <CHARMM_size> must be
specified too.  Note that X and G are mutually exclusive and G
requires the GL library.  P and M are also mutually exclusive.  The
switch 2 can be used to stop installation and modify the pref.dat file
to further customize CHARMM features.  64 is only for SGI 64-bit
architecture as of c24b1.

For example, 'install.com sgi'
  1. installs the preprocessor PREFX in ~/cnnXm/tool (prefx_sgi),
  2. generates the proper ~/cnnXm/build/sgi/pref.dat file (PREFX data file),
  3. generates makefile suitable for SGI computers running under IRIX
     (~/cnnXm/build/sgi/Makefile),
  4. processes FORTRAN and C source files, compiles and builds module
     libraries in ~/cnnXm/lib/sgi, and 
  5. links them to produce the executable ~/cnnXm/exec/sgi/charmm.



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                          CHARMM Documentation

The CHARMM documentation set is being updated and improved.  The
up-to-the-date documentation set is included in the current release.
The documentation is an integral part of CHARMM.

    The documentation files are accessible through the info program in
GNU emacs.  If emacs is available on your system, you may incorporate
the documentation into the info-tree structure.  The following is the
info-building procedure.

(1) Locate the info directory.  On tammy.harvard.edu, it is 
    /usr/lib/gemacs/info.  It may differ on your machine.
(2) Find the file, dir, in the info directory.  You should have a
    write access of the directory.  If the info directory is protected,
    contact your system manager and let him do the job.  Edit the dir file
    and insert the following one line under "* Menu".

* CHARMM: (charmm.doc). CHARMM Documentation

    It should appear exactly as shown; asterisk (*) in the first
column, etc.  The the part of dir file may look like this.


File: dir Node: Top This is the top of the INFO tree ]-[
File: dir Node: Top This is the top of the INFO tree


        Quick Key Reference

        d                  return here
        q                  exit
        ?                  list INFO commands
        h                  help
        mCHARMM<return>    go into CHARMM documentation
        1                  go into CHARMM documentation (works for 1..5)
        u                  go up

===========================================================================
* Menu:

* CHARMM: (charmm.doc). CHARMM Documentation
* Emacs: (emacs).              Yours truly
* Info: (info).                This documentation browsing system.

(3) Save the file and exit the editor.  You now have to link the
    CHARMM documentation directory as in the following.

    ln -s ~/cnnXm/doc chmdoc

    Remember that ~/ is the parent directory that holds the charmm
    directory. 




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                Standard CHARMM Topology and Parameter Files


(A) Topology files
    (1) top_all22_lipid.inp      all hydrogen RTF for lipids
    (2) top_all22_prot.inp       all hydrogen RTF for proteins
    (3) top_all22_na.inp         all hydrogen RTF for nucleic acids
    (4) top_all22_prot_na.inp    all hydrogen RTF for proteins and
                                                      nucleic acids 
    (5) top_all22_model.inp      all hydrogen RTF for protein model cmpds
    (6) toph19.inp               extended atom RTF for proteins
    (7) toprna10r_22.inp         extended atom RTF for nucleic acids

(B) Parameter files
    (1) par_all22_lipid.inp      all hydrogen parameters for lipids
    (2) par_all22_prot.inp       all hydrogen parameters for proteins
    (3) par_all22_na.inp         all hydrogen parameters for nucleic acids
    (5) par_all22_prot_na.inp    all hydrogen parameters for proteins and
                                                             nucleic acids 
    (6) param19.inp              extended atom parameters for proteins
    (7) pardna10_22.inp          extended atom parameters for nucleic acids

    The CHARMM22 all-hydrogen topology and parameter sets may be
considered to be stable, however, further changes cannot be excluded.
The bulk of the changes are expected to be additions leading to an
expanding set of parameters which are compatible across proteins,
nucleic acids, lipids, and, ultimately, carbohydrates.  The
carbohydrate parameter work is still in progress by John Brady and
coworkers.  See the file toppar_all.history for a listing changes in
the files over time.  top_all22_model.inp includes the majority of
model compounds used in the protein parameterization and is to be used
in conjunction with par_all22_prot.inp.  top_all22_prot_na.inp and
par_all22_prot_na.inp contain both the protein and nucleic acid
parameters allowing for calculations on protein-nucleic acid
complexes.  The lipid parameters may be combined in a similar fashion,
although it hasn't been performed at present.  The extended atom
parameters for proteins are the same as those included with CHARMM20
which are based on Wally Reiher's thesis.  For the extended atom
nucleic acid parameters those of Nilsson and Karplus, J. Comp.  Chem.
7:591-616, 1986 are used which were also included in the CHARMM20
release and are the only set to include explicit hydrogen bonding
terms.  Some alterations of the extended atom nucleic acid topology
and parameter files have been made in order to maintain compatibility
with the multiple dihedral scheme in CHARMM22.  Please send all
remarks and suggestions to alex@mmiris.ab.umd.edu. ADM Jr., July, 1995



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                      CHARMM User Group Support


We maintain the CHARMM user group bulletin board on the network mail
system.  Send your comments to charmm-users@tammy.harvard.edu.  If you
wish to receive CHARMM user group messages, let the CHARMM manager
know.  Your comments can include 
     (1) suggestions for improvements,
     (2) tricks you discovered,
     (3) work around for bugs,
     (4) remedy for somebody else's problem, and
     (5) anything you want to say about CHARMM.

    Problems and bugfixes should be reported to CHARMM developers.
Send your reports to charmm-bugs@tammy.harvard.edu.

    Your problem description should include
     (1) exactly which command is malfunctioning,
     (2) what options you are using,
     (3) a sample input containing only a few lines to isolate the
         problem, and
     (4) your verbal description of the problem.

    Your bugfix report should include
     (1) the problem you had,
     (2) cause of the problem,
     (3) how you traced to the cause,
     (4) how you corrected it,
     (5) any side effects, and
     (6) your comments.

    If you have questions/comments/suggestions about CHARMM
management, send your remark to chmgr@tammy.harvard.edu.

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