OpenMMException: /usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc: not found

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The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        Linux-5.8.0-55-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.14
ChimeraX Version: 1.2.5 (2021-05-24 04:13:57 UTC)
Description
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Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.2.5 (2021-05-24)  
© 2016-2021 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> open https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/tutorials.html

Opened https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/tutorials.html  

> isolde demo cryo_em_intro modelOnly true startIsolde false

6out.pdb title:  
Asymmetric focused reconstruction of human norovirus gi.1 norwalk strain VLP
asymmetric unit In T=3 symmetry [more info...]  
  
Chain information for 6out.pdb #1  
---  
Chain | Description  
A B C | capsid protein VP1  
  
Loaded cryo-EM demo: PDB ID 6out, EMDB ID 20205  

> open 20205 fromDatabase emdb

Summary of feedback from opening 20205 fetched from emdb  
---  
note | Fetching compressed map 20205 from
ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/emdb/structures/EMD-20205/map/emd_20205.map.gz  
  
Opened emdb 20205 as #2, grid size 98,112,104, pixel 1.07,1.07,1.07, shown at
level 0.287, step 1, values float32  

> clipper associate #2 toModel #1

Opened emdb 20205 as #1.1.1.1, grid size 98,112,104, pixel 1.07,1.07,1.07,
shown at level 0.168, step 1, values float32  
6out.pdb title:  
Asymmetric focused reconstruction of human norovirus gi.1 norwalk strain VLP
asymmetric unit In T=3 symmetry [more info...]  
  
Chain information for 6out.pdb  
---  
Chain | Description  
1.2/A 1.2/B 1.2/C | capsid protein VP1  
  

> isolde start

> set selectionWidth 4

Done loading forcefield  
running convert_amber_files  

> isolde shorthand
    
    
    Initialising ISOLDE-specific command aliases:
    Alias	Equivalent full command
    -------------------------------------------------
    st	isolde step {arguments}
    aw	isolde add water {arguments}
    awsf	isolde add water {arguments} sim false
    al	isolde add ligand {arguments}
    aa	isolde add aa $1 sel {arguments}
    ht	isolde mod his sel {arguments}
    so	setattr sel atoms occupancy {arguments}
    ab	isolde adjust bfactors {arguments}
    ss	isolde sim start sel
    rt	isolde release torsions sel {arguments}
    rd	isolde release distances sel {arguments}
    pf	isolde pepflip sel
    cf	isolde cisflip sel
    cbb	color bfactor {arguments}
    cbo	color byattr occupancy {arguments}
    cbc	color bychain; color byhet
    cs	clipper set contourSensitivity {arguments}
    

  

> toolshed show

> help help:quickstart

> set bgColor white

> addh

Summary of feedback from adding hydrogens to 6out.pdb #1.2  
---  
notes | Termini for 6out.pdb (#1.2) chain A determined from SEQRES records  
Termini for 6out.pdb (#1.2) chain B determined from SEQRES records  
Termini for 6out.pdb (#1.2) chain C determined from SEQRES records  
Chain-initial residues that are actual N termini: /B THR 9  
Chain-initial residues that are not actual N termini: /A ASP 29, /C ASP 29  
Chain-final residues that are actual C termini: /A SER 520  
Chain-final residues that are not actual C termini: /B ALA 519, /C ALA 519  
Missing OXT added to C-terminal residue /A SER 520  
1438 hydrogen bonds  
Adding 'H' to /A ASP 29  
Adding 'H' to /C ASP 29  
/B ALA 519 is not terminus, removing H atom from 'C'  
/C ALA 519 is not terminus, removing H atom from 'C'  
11439 hydrogens added  
  

> hide HC

> isolde restrain ligands #1

> isolde restrain ligands #1

> select #1

22945 atoms, 23062 bonds, 1720 residues, 14 models selected  

> isolde sim start sel

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.8/site-
packages/chimerax/core/triggerset.py", line 130, in invoke  
return self._func(self._name, data)  
File "/home/pi/.local/share/ChimeraX/1.2/site-
packages/chimerax/isolde/cmd/cmd.py", line 95, in _sim_start_cb  
isolde.start_sim()  
File "/home/pi/.local/share/ChimeraX/1.2/site-
packages/chimerax/isolde/isolde.py", line 2780, in start_sim  
sm.start_sim()  
File "/home/pi/.local/share/ChimeraX/1.2/site-
packages/chimerax/isolde/openmm/openmm_interface.py", line 674, in start_sim  
sh.start_sim()  
File "/home/pi/.local/share/ChimeraX/1.2/site-
packages/chimerax/isolde/openmm/openmm_interface.py", line 1601, in start_sim  
self._prepare_sim()  
File "/home/pi/.local/share/ChimeraX/1.2/site-
packages/chimerax/isolde/openmm/openmm_interface.py", line 1561, in
_prepare_sim  
s = self._simulation = app.Simulation(self.topology, self._system,  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.8/site-
packages/simtk/openmm/app/simulation.py", line 105, in __init__  
self.context = mm.Context(self.system, self.integrator, platform,
platformProperties)  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.8/site-
packages/simtk/openmm/openmm.py", line 17752, in __init__  
this = _openmm.new_Context(*args)  
simtk.openmm.OpenMMException: Error launching CUDA compiler: 32512  
sh: 1: /usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc: not found  
  
  
Error processing trigger "frame drawn":  
simtk.openmm.OpenMMException: Error launching CUDA compiler: 32512  
sh: 1: /usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc: not found  
  
  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.8/site-
packages/simtk/openmm/openmm.py", line 17752, in __init__  
this = _openmm.new_Context(*args)  
  
See log for complete Python traceback.  
  




OpenGL version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 460.80
OpenGL renderer: GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model: B450M S2H
OS: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Architecture: 64bit ELF
Virutal Machine: none
CPU: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor
Cache Size: 512 KB
Memory:
	              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
	Mem:           15Gi       2.9Gi        10Gi       130Mi       2.6Gi        12Gi
	Swap:         2.0Gi          0B       2.0Gi

Graphics:
	09:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208B [GeForce GT 710] [10de:128b] (rev a1)	
	Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] GK208B [GeForce GT 710] [1462:8c93]	
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Locale: ('fr_FR', 'UTF-8')
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[Tristan Croll]

There's something unusual about your CUDA installation. The runtime libraries are clearly in the right place, since OpenMM found them (if it didn't, ISOLDE would have quietly fallen back to using OpenCL), but nvcc (CUDA's program for on-the-fly compilation of kernels) either isn't installed or isn't in its expected place at /usr/local/cuda/bin. Your choices are to either fix the CUDA installation (e.g. by reinstalling) or to switch ISOLDE over to using OpenCL (set the "Experience level" drop-down in the bottom right of the ISOLDE panel to advanced, then choose OpenCL in the "Computational Platform" drop-down that appears on the Sim settings tab). I'm afraid there's currently no option to set this as a permanent default, so you'll need to do it every time.

[Tristan Croll]

These days, if the CUDA platform exists but encounters an error on trying to start a simulation, ISOLDE will automatically fall back to using OpenCL.