[Molvis-list] rasmol "Unable to find RasMol help file!"

[Dan Bolser]

I am sure this is a common problem, but I couldn't find the answer on any
FAQ or in the (recent) archive of this mailing list.

I am running rasmol from "~/bin/rasmol", which is in my $PATH (linux
system) and also contains the "rasmol.hlp" file downloaded from

http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software/RasMol_2.7.2.1.1/


or more specifically

http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/cgi-bin/yaya/decomp.cgi/software/RasMol_2.7.2.1.1/doc/rasmol.hlp


However, even in this location, which is suggested here

http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/rasquick.htm


I still get the message "Unable to find RasMol help file!". This is quite
frustrating, as the manual

http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software/RasMol_2.7.2.1.1/doc/rasmol.html


ofter refers to the help system, here for example...

http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software/RasMol_2.7.2.1.1/doc/rasmol.html#select


I found that if I copy the "rasmol.hlp" file into the directory I am
currently in it is found by rasmol, however, this is unsatisfactory as I
invoke rasmol from any directory I am working in.

Is there a specific system directory that rasmol also searches for the
help file? (/usr/share/ for example?). Could there be a $RASMOLHELPFILE
environment variable (or similar) that I don't know about?

I find information on this topic hard to find.

Ahhh... I just found it!


http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software/RasMol_2.7.2.1.1/INSTALL.html

"5) Install rasmol.hlp as /usr/local/lib/rasmol/rasmol.hlp (or at a
 loctaion indicated by the environment variable RASMOLPATH)."


Although copying rasmol.hlp to the above location does not help, and
nither does setting $RASMOLPATH! Still "Unable to find RasMol help file!".


Any suggestions?

Dan.

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