1POEMS (Parallelizable Open source Efficient Multibody Software) library
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3Rudranarayan Mukherjee, RPI
4mukher at rpi.edu
5June 2006
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7This is version 1.0 of the POEMS library, general purpose distributed
8multibody dynamics software, which is able to simulate the dynamics of
9articulated body systems.
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11POEMS is supported by the funding agencies listed in the Grants' List.
12POEMS is an open source program distributed under the Rensselaer
13Scorec License.
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15The Authors as listed in Authors' List reserve the right to reject the
16request on technical supports of the POEMS freely obtained.
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18We are open to hear from you about bugs, an idea for improvement, and
19suggestions, etc. We keep improving the POEMS. Check the POEMS web
20site (www.rpi.edu/~anderk5/POEMS) for the recent changes.
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22All correspondence regarding the POEMS should be sent to:
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24By email: (preferred)
25Prof. Kurt Anderson (anderk5@rpi.edu) or
26Rudranarayan Mukherjee (mukher@rpi.edu) - include "[POEMS]" in the subject
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28or by mail:
29Prof. Kurt S. Anderson
304006 Jonsson Engineering Center
31Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
32110 8th Street,
33Troy, NY 12180-3510, U.S.A.
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37This directory has source files to build a library that LAMMPS
38links against when using the POEMA package.
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40This library must be built with a C++ compiler, before LAMMPS is
41built, so LAMMPS can link against it.
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43You can type "make lib-poems" from the src directory to see help on
44how to build this library via make commands, or you can do the same
45thing by typing "python Install.py" from within this directory, or you
46can do it manually by following the instructions below.
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48Build the library using one of the provided Makefile.* files or create
49your own, specific to your compiler and system.  For example:
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51make -f Makefile.g++
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53When you are done building this library, two files should
54exist in this directory:
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56libpoems.a              the library LAMMPS will link against
57Makefile.lammps         settings the LAMMPS Makefile will import
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59Makefile.lammps is created by the make command, by copying one of the
60Makefile.lammps.* files.  See the EXTRAMAKE setting at the top of the
61Makefile.* files.
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63Makefile.lammps has settings for 3 variables:
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65user-poems_SYSINC = leave blank for this package
66user-poems_SYSLIB = leave blank for this package
67user-poems_SYSPATH = leave blank for this package
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69Because this library does not currently need the additional settings
70the settings in Makefile.lammps.empty should work.
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