Arachne: FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I install Arachne on a Linux/Intel platform?

Yes. The current source code should work.

2. Can I install Arachne on some other platform?

Probably, some reengineering may be required.

3. I get the following error when I run Assemble:

Welcome to Arachne!
Copyright © 2000, 2001 Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.
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Mon Jun 24 16:04:53 2002. Segmentation violation.

Generating a backtrace...

Dump of stack:

2. String::String(char const *), in String.cc:218
3. String::String(char const *), in String.cc:218
4. main, in Assemble.cc:416

What can I do?

You've found a bug that only appears if your environment does not contain the variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH. To fix it, set that variable to some value, such as "/usr/lib".