Chem3D - errors in runall.bat script of recommended Gamess version

SEVERITY: HIGH

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

After installation of recommended/current Gamess version for Chem3D [gamess-64-2020-R2-pgiblas.exe] there is a syntax error in runall.bat file, that doesn't allow to obtain log-files during execution of all GAMESS test input files [runall.bat] - part of checking if GAMESS installed properly.

This runall.bat script issue DOES NOT affect functionality of GAMESS interface in Chem3D, just a confusion during GAMESS installation and checking! If the issue will be fixed, a different Gamess version number will be issued. It will not match currently recommended one in Install Gamess Interface requirements in Chem3D!

DISCUSSION:

Gamess version (current for download): gamess-64-2020-R2-pgiblas

GAMESS-Windows-64-Bit-README-THEN-README-AGAIN.pdf

runall.bat script to perform the execution of all GAMESS test input files provided with the installation contains wrong syntax for ALL tests (both serial and parallel):

@CALL rungms %CURRENTJOB% %VERSION% %NCPUS% 0 %CURRENTJOB%.log > NUL

It should be:

@CALL rungms %CURRENTJOB% %VERSION% %NCPUS% %CURRENTJOB%.log > NUL

With existing syntax no %CURRENTJOB%.log files are generated in Gamess-64 folder, only single file 0, which is overwritten after each test in the batch-file.

QUICK FIX:

1. Open runall.bat file in Notepad.

2. Run "Replace" [Ctrl+H]

3. Replace

%NCPUS% 0 %CURRENTJOB%

with

%NCPUS% %CURRENTJOB%

1. Select "Replace All" and finish replacement.

2. Ctrl+S to write modified runall.bat file.

PROPER FIX:

According to header in runall.bat file:

@REM March 25, 2010 :: Sarom Sok :: Windows batch file version of the runall script.

the right person should fix the wrong syntax and a corrected version of Gamess should be uploaded.

From <https://groups.google.com/g/gamess/c/Xy7s6tQX-d0>

ACTIONS:

I left the above comment to the Gamess Google Group under the post describing that issue with runall.bat script. I tried to communicate it to Mr. Sarom Sok <ssok1@istate.edu>, but the email was undeliverable (the recipient was not found).

Please use your own official channels to communicate the issue, as many new users of this CO v21 will face up it during a fresh installation of recommended version of Gamess!

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gamess

My worries are that corrected version of Gamess will be uploaded with a new version number, that will not match, what is recommended in Install Gamess Interface requirements in C3D (VD-BetaV21-0014.png, green rectangle). Extra confusions.

FILES:

Runall.bat (posted as runall.docx)
VD-BetaV21-0014.png

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