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<h1>NWChem Known Bugs in version 4.1</h1>
It is recommended that users use the defaults in NWChem.
They have been set to provide maximum efficiency for most users.
If you feel you must change one of the defaults, be aware that
you are responsible for ensuring that the results are correct.
<p>
Below is a list of the known bugs in NWChem 4.1. If you believe
that you have found bugs that are not listed here, please
send your bug report using the correct channel listed in the
<a href="support.html">Reporting Problems with NWChem page</a>.
<ol>
<li> <a href="#0">Compile problem on Sun processors with workshop 4.2</a></li>
<li> <a href="#1">Possible compile problems with True64 Compaq Fortran</a></li>
<li> <a href="#2">Direct MP2 optimizations</a></li>
<li> <a href="#3">Medium and large size calculation under Linux produce NaNs</a></li>
<li> <a href="#4">GM versions before 1.3 cause compilation errors</a></li>
<li> <a href="#5">ESPs give wrong results for spherical basis sets or UHF</a></li>
<li> <a href="#6">Computations requesting more than 4 GB of RAM per
processor fail</a></li>
<li> <a href="#7">Build problem on Alpha Linux using Compaq compilers</a></li>
<li> <a href="#8">NWChem fails when nosegment is defined in combination with ECPs</a></li>
<li> <a href="#9">Geometry gets shifted when bqbq option is defined in geometry</a></li>
<li> <a href="#10">DFT fails with PGI compiler</a></li>
<li> <a href="#11">Wrong last DFT energy with decomp keyword</a></li>
<li> <a href="#12">Energy conservation in Car-Parrinello is not correct</a></li>
<li> <a href="#13">Unable to locate basis set libraries with Compaq Fortran compiler</a></li>
<li> <a href="#14">COSMO gives incorrect results</a></li>
<li> <a href="#15">Problem in PSPW with compiler optimization on SGI</a></li>
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<a name="0"></a>
<font color="purple">Compile problem on Sun processors with workshop 4.2</font>
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The user will get a fatal error when compiling
nwchem/src/util/errquit.F that can be resolved by removing
the -DJOBTIMEPATH definition in the GNUmakefile in the util directory.
A better solution is to upgrade to at least workshop 5.0.
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<font color="purple"> Possible compile problems with True64 Compaq Fortran</font>
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Some versions of True64 Compaq Fortran default f77 to point to f90 and
the compile will break because of problems with cpp and f90. This has
been reported for V5.3-915. There are three known solutions:
<ol>
<li>Change the f77 link to point to f77 instead of f90,</li>
<li>Add the flag -old_f77 as the first flag in the FC definition of the
DECOSF section of the $NWCHEM_TOP/src/config/makefile.h file, or</li>
<li>Upgrade to version X5.3-1155 plus the patches at
<a href="http://www6.compaq.com/fortran/dfau.html#updates">
http://www6.compaq.com/fortran/dfau.html#updates</a>.</li>
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<font color="purple">Direct MP2 optimizations:</font>
<p>
MP2 optimizations that are performed with the direct option can
have problems with CPHF convergence. In this case, the user is
advised to use the default options which is a semi-direct calculation.
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Medium and large size calculation under Linux produce NaNs</font>
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2.2 Linux kernels are known to produce random wrong
floating point arithmetic (eventually causing NaNs), see for example:
<p><a href="http://www.ccl.net/cgi-bin/ccl/message.cgi?2000+06+06+002">http://www.ccl.net/cgi-bin/ccl/message.cgi?2000+06+06+002</a>
<br><a href="http://www.ccl.net/cgi-bin/ccl/message.cgi?2001+02+23+012"> http://www.ccl.net/cgi-bin/ccl/message.cgi?2001+02+23+012</a>
<br><a href="http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0104.2/0814.html"> BUG: Global FPU corruption in 2.2</a>
<br><a href="http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2001-16/0641.html">
Re: BUG: Global FPU corruption in 2.2</a>
<p>We have experienced the same problems running NWChem with a 2.2.x kernel.
This is likely due to FPU problems that has been fixed in kernel
2.2.20 and in the 2.4 series.
<br>To fix the problem, we strongly suggest you to install 2.4.x
kernels available at
<p>
<a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/">http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/</a>
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or to upgrade your 2.2 kernel to version 2.2.20, whose source is
available at
<p>
<a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-2.2.20.tar.gz">http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-2.2.20.tar.gz</a>
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<font color="purple">
GM versions before 1.3 cause compilation errors</font>
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If you are using a version of GM more recent than 1.3, you are going to experience a
compilation error, to avoid this you need to edit
<tt>$NWCHEM_TOP/src/tools/armci/src/myrinet.c</tt> adding this line
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<tt>#define GM_STRONG_TYPES 0</tt>
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just before
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<tt>#include "gm.h"</tt>
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<font color="purple">
ESPs give incorrect results for spherical basis sets or UHF</font>
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The ESP module is restricted to use of cartesian basis sets, and for
open shell systems to the use of restricted open shell Hartree-Fock
(ROHF). This will either be fixed in the next release or error
messages will be printed out and the job will stop.
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<font color="purple">
Computations requesting more than 4 GB of RAM per processor fail</font>
<p>
Important: this affect ONLY runs that use more than 4GB of RAM on each
processor, runs that use an amount of aggregate memory
(i.e. sum of all the RAM on
each processor) larger than 4GB are not affected.
This is a bug in the MA tool. A fix is available on request and will
be available in the next release.
<! src/tools/ma/ma.c v1.28 and src/tools/ma/memcpy.h v1.4>
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<font color="purple">
Build problem on Alpha Linux using Compaq compilers</font>
<p>
There is a link problem in the ARMCI software for Alpha Linux using
Compaq compilers. A fix is now in the download source file or a
fix is available on request.
<! src/tools/armci/config/makefile.h v1.65>
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<font color="purple">
NWChem fails when nosegment is defined in combination with ECPs</font>
<p>
When the nosegment option is defined in the basis set input, and and ECP
is used, the code will fail with a message stating that it has an incorrect
number of integrals. A fix is available on request.
<! src/NWints/ecp/int_ecp.F v1.23.2.1 or v1.24>
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<font color="purple">
Geometry gets shifted when bqbq option is defined in geometry</font>
<p>
The molecular geometry gets shifted (this shift can be large) when the
bqbq option has been specified in the geometry input. A fix is available
on request.
<! src/geom/geom_input.F v1.152.2.1 or v1.153>
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<p>
<font color="purple">
DFT fails with PGI compiler</font>
<p>
All DFT runs fail when the code is compiled with the Portland Group
Fortran compiler. A fix is available
on request.
<! src/nwdft/xc/xc_eval_basis.F v1.7.2.1 or v1.8>
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<font color="purple">
Wrong last DFT energy with <tt>decomp</tt> keyword</font>
<p>
If your DFT input file contains the <tt>decomp</tt> keyword, the last DFT Total
Energy printed at the end of the SCF cycle is wrong, since the
Correlation Energy is not included. A fix is available on request.
<! src/nwdft/scf_dft/dft_scf.F 1.221.2.1>
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<a name="12">
<font color="purple">
Energy conservation in Car-Parrinello is not correct</font>
<p>
There is a fix available on request for this bug.
<! src/nwpw/pspw/cpsd/inner_loop_md.F v.1.9 in development>
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<a name="13">
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Unable to locate basis set libraries with Compaq Fortran compiler</font>
<p>
NWChem is unable to obtain the libraries from the directory set via the
NWCHEM_BASIS_LIBRARY environment variable or in .nwchemrc when compiled
using the Compaq Fortran compiler. A fix is available on request
<! src/basis/bas_input.F v1.58.2.1 or v1.59>
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<font color="purple">
COSMO gives incorrect results</font>
<p>
The COSMO model will give incorrect results for the solvation energy. In
addition one of the options necessary has not been defined in the user
manual. In order to obtain the same results as the NWChem 4.0.1 version
the user should define the following parameters in the cosmo input block:
<p>
ifscrn 2<br>
iscren 0
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The problem will be resolved in the next release of NWChem.
<! Michel is going to fix this>
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<a name="15">
<font color="purple">Problem in PSPW with compiler optimization on SGI</font>
<p>
There is a temporary solution to the problem that requires modifying a make file. Please
e-mail <a href="mailto:ms3distribution@emsl.pnl.gov?subject=Problem in PSPW with compiler optimization on SGI">NWChem Support</a> for instructions on solving the problem.
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