From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 02 2021 - 11:34:11 CDT

Hi,
  I've posted a new 64-bit Windows build of VMD that should resolve
the issue with the 'msgcat' package version error observed here.
The new build is posted on the alpha page:
  https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/alpha/

Best,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 02:47:45PM +0200, Giuseppe Ermondi wrote:
> Hi,
> I am a new user and I am trying to run a simulation with QwikMD
> following the tutorial about ubiquitin.
> When I load the pdb file, a first error is reported:
> Unable to open file c:/torplot_temp.pdb of type pdb for writing frames
> Could not read file c:/torplot_temp.pdb
> Then, clicking on the prepare button, QwikMD stops with the
> following error:
> version conflict for package "msgcat": have 1.4.2, need 1.6
> version conflict for package "msgcat": have 1.4.2, need 1.6
> Â Â while executing
> "package require msgcat 1.6"
> Â Â ("uplevel" body line 2)
> Â Â invoked from within
> "uplevel \#0 {
> Â Â package require msgcat 1.6
> Â Â if { $::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows} } {
> if { [catch { package require registry 1.1 }] } {
> Â ..."
> Â Â (file "C:/Program Files/VMD/scripts/tcl8.6/clock.tcl" line 21)
> Â Â invoked from within
> "source -encoding utf-8 [file join $TclLibDir clock.tcl]"
> Â Â (procedure "::tcl::clock::format" line 3)
> Â Â invoked from within
> "clock format $systemTime -format %H:%M-%Z"
> Â Â (procedure "QWIKMD::introText" line 9)
> Â Â invoked from within
> "QWIKMD::introText"
> Â Â (procedure "QWIKMD::PrepareBttProc" line 175)
> Â Â invoked from within
> "QWIKMD::PrepareBttProc $QWIKMD::basicGui(workdir,0)"
> Â Â (procedure "QWIKMD::PrepareBttProc" line 425)
> Â Â invoked from within
> "QWIKMD::PrepareBttProc $QWIKMD::basicGui(workdir,0)"
> Â Â invoked from within
> ".qwikmd.nbinput.f1.fb.fcolapse.f1.preparereset.button_Prepare invoke "
> Â Â invoked from within
> ".qwikmd.nbinput.f1.fb.fcolapse.f1.preparereset.button_Prepare instate
> !disabled { .qwikmd.nbinput.f1.fb.fcolapse.f1.preparereset.button_Prepare
> invoke..."
> Â Â invoked from within
> ".qwikmd.nbinput.f1.fb.fcolapse.f1.preparereset.button_Prepare instate
> pressed { .qwikmd.nbinput.f1.fb.fcolapse.f1.preparereset.button_Prepare
> state !p..."
> Â Â (command bound to event)
> I checked in the TkConsole and I found that the installed msgcat version
> is the 1.4.2.
> Do you have any suggestions to resolve the problem?
> Thanks in advance for your kind attention.
> Best regards,
> GiuseppeÂ
> --
> Giuseppe Ermondi
> Associate Professor
> CASSMedChem
> Dept. Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences - University of Turin
> (ITALY)
> [1]Giuseppe.Ermondi_at_unito.it
> [2]http://www.cassmedchem.unito.it/
>
> References
>
> Visible links
> 1. mailto:Giuseppe.Ermondi_at_unito.it
> 2. https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.cassmedchem.unito.it/__;!!DZ3fjg!qtsUiAOtCTlDcVgthS_RmVcqhKrEAvYuNVVbo6JVtlq3cKaZfBnJcnsIKHz3-Q8MEQ$

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