[xcrysden] XCrySDen and Cygwin

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:28:50 -0800

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Dear Prof. Kokalj,

Sorry to bother you with a question you must have received thousands of
times.

I am pretty much a beginner to Linux.  I am about to start a fairly lengthy
set of computations on several classes of superconductors, using principally
PWscf as the primary tool.  I have installed and configured several
swappable harddrives with SUSE, Fedora and Debian Linux OS's on my Linux
box.

A few hours ago, I was able to get XCrySDen up and running on SUSE 10.1.
The image of the Fermi surface of MgB2 is truly a thing of beauty.

I'm now trying to get XCrySDen going on my XP box under Cygwin.I've
installed Tcl/Tk independently and it's integrated successfully ("wish"
works).  But.xcConfigure has as issue with XP directories in its path that
have "blanks" in the directory name (my Cygwin home subdirectory is Paul M.
Grant, following on my principal userid account).  The path is not properly
recognized by xcConfigure.sh, even though I've tried to pass it though using
"backslash escape \" without success.  Of course, the obvious workaround is
to create another XP account without spaces, and I'm in the process of doing
that right now.  However, it would be much more convenient if I could use
the primary administrative account with spaces.  Does anyone know of a
solution which makes Cygwin and xcConfigure play nicely in this scenario?

One more question.how can I "post-install" packages such as babel,
imagemagick, whirlgif and mpeg_encode after installation of XCrySDen in
either or both Cygwin or native Linux?

-Paul

Paul M. Grant, PhD

Principal, W2AGZ Technologies

Visiting Scholar, Applied Physics, Stanford University

EPRI Science Fellow (Retired)

IBM Research Staff Member Emeritus

 <mailto:w2agz@pacbell.net> w2agz@pacbell.net

 <http://www.w2agz.com/> http://www.w2agz.com

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Dear Prof. Kokalj,<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sorry to bother you with a question you must have =
received
thousands of times.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am pretty much a beginner to Linux.&nbsp; I am =
about to
start a fairly lengthy set of computations on several classes of
superconductors, using principally PWscf as the primary tool.&nbsp; I =
have
installed and configured several swappable harddrives with SUSE, Fedora =
and
Debian Linux OS&#8217;s on my Linux box.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

A few hours ago, I was able to get XCrySDen up and =
running
on SUSE 10.1. &nbsp;The image of the Fermi surface of MgB2 is truly a =
thing of
beauty.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

I&#8217;m now trying to get XCrySDen going on my XP =
box
under Cygwin&#8230;I&#8217;ve installed Tcl/Tk independently and =
it&#8217;s
integrated successfully (&#8220;wish&#8221; works). =
&nbsp;But&#8230;xcConfigure
has as issue with XP directories in its path that have =
&#8220;blanks&#8221; in
the directory name (my Cygwin home subdirectory is Paul M. Grant, =
following on
my principal userid account). &nbsp;The path is not properly recognized =
by
xcConfigure.sh, even though I&#8217;ve tried to pass it though using =
&#8220;backslash
escape \&#8221; without success. &nbsp;Of course, the obvious workaround =
is to
create another XP account without spaces, and I&#8217;m in the process =
of doing
that right now.&nbsp; However, it would be much more convenient if I =
could use
the primary administrative account with spaces.&nbsp; Does anyone know =
of a
solution which makes Cygwin and xcConfigure play nicely in this =
scenario?<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>One more question&#8230;how can I =
&#8220;post-install&#8221;
packages such as babel, imagemagick, whirlgif and mpeg_encode after
installation of XCrySDen in either or both Cygwin or native =
Linux?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Paul<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><strong><b><i><font size=3D4 face=3D"Comic Sans =
MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";font-style:italic'>Paul M.
Grant, PhD</span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Principal, W2AGZ =
Technologies</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Visiting Scholar, Applied Physics, <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">Stanford</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font></b></str=
ong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>EPRI Science Fellow =
(Retired)</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IBM Research Staff Member =
Emeritus</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><a href=3D"mailto:w2agz@pacbell.net"><strong><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>w2agz@pacbell.net</span></font></b></strong></a><o:=
p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><a href=3D"http://www.w2agz.com/"><strong><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>http://www.w2agz.com</span></font></b></strong></a>=
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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