diff --git a/user-doc/Installation.txt b/user-doc/Installation.txt index 2e4f278c479d732ebfad28233a52d4c052ef738a..8d20748acfb835c3b08e801645d66df842782853 100644 --- a/user-doc/Installation.txt +++ b/user-doc/Installation.txt @@ -20,8 +20,18 @@ existing trajectories or to play with the included Lennard-Jones code. Since PLUMED is mostly used to bias on the fly simulations performed with serious molecular dynamics packages, below you can find instructions about how to -\link Patching link PLUMED \endlink -to your favorite MD code. +\link Patching patch \endlink +your favorite MD code so that it can be combined with PLUMED. +Again, for the impatients, something like this could do the job: +\verbatim +> source /plumed/root/dir/sourceme.sh +> cd /md/root/dir +> plumed patch -p +\endverbatim +Then compile your MD code. +For some MD software these instructions are not sufficient, +and you are invited to read well the instructions +at the end of this page. Notice that MD codes could in principle be "PLUMED ready" in their official distribution. In this case, probably you have to compile PLUMED first as a library then check their manual to @@ -257,7 +267,7 @@ You can force plumed to run anyway using the option --standalone-executable: Anyway, many features will not be available in this way. This is currently the only way to use a PLUMED static executable on Windows. -\section Installing Installing PLUMED +\section InstallingPlumed Installing PLUMED It might be convenient to install PLUMED in a predefined location. This will allow you to remove the original compilation directory,