Hmmm... I'll have to take a closer look at EMBOSS soon. Check this out: http://www.cineca.it/HPSystems/Software/modules.html On Oct 15, 2004, at 7:25 AM, Humberto Ortiz Zuazaga wrote: > > glen at callident.com said: > >>> The module files aren't actually being used, are they? I have none of >>> the bioinformatics tools in my path, and can't run EMBOSS programs >>> (library problems, ACD problems), because the environment isn't set >>> up >>> for EMBOSS. > >> ACD problems? > > Yes > -- > [humberto at espresso humberto]$ showdb > -bash: showdb: command not found > > [humberto at espresso humberto]$ /opt/BioBrew/EMBOSS/2.6.0/bin/showdb > /opt/BioBrew/EMBOSS/2.6.0/bin/showdb: error while loading shared > libraries: > libnucleus.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > > [humberto at espresso humberto]$ export > LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/BioBrew/EMBOSS/2.6.0/ > lib > > [humberto at espresso humberto]$ /opt/BioBrew/EMBOSS/2.6.0/bin/showdb > > EMBOSS An error in ajacd.c at line 1534: > acdfile '/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/EMBOSS-2.6.0/emboss/acd/showdb.acd' not > opened > -- > If you put the following statement into an .embossrc file, programs > will start > to work. > > set emboss_acdroot /opt/BioBrew/EMBOSS/2.6.0/share/EMBOSS/acd > > This can also be set in a sitewide emboss.default fike, but I think > EMBOSS > programs will look for it in > /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/EMBOSS-2.6.0/emboss/share/EM > BOSS as well. > > This may be a configure/rpmbuild problem with EMBOSS, the admin guide > for > EMBOSS says to pass an absolute path to --prefix or bad things can > happen. > > > Glen Otero, Ph.D. Linux Prophet 619.917.1772