These are two alphabetic lists of the ERROR and WARNING messages LAMMPS prints out and the reason why. If the explanation here is not sufficient, the documentation for the -offending command may help. Grepping the source files for the text of -the error message and staring at the source code and comments is also -not a bad idea! Note that sometimes the same message can be printed -from multiple places in the code. +offending command may help. +Error and warning messages also list the source file and line number +where the error was generated. For example, this message
-Also note that error messages from user-contributed -packages are not listed here. Is such an +
ERROR: Illegal velocity command (velocity.cpp:78) +
+means that line #78 in the file src/velocity.cpp generated the error. +Looking in the source code may help you figure out what went wrong. +
+Note that error messages from user-contributed +packages are not listed here. If such an error occurs and is not self-explanatory, you'll need to look in the source code or contact the author of the package.
diff --git a/doc/Section_errors.txt b/doc/Section_errors.txt index 0712fb922f..dab3e05cf6 100644 --- a/doc/Section_errors.txt +++ b/doc/Section_errors.txt @@ -144,13 +144,17 @@ As a last resort, you can send an email directly to the These are two alphabetic lists of the "ERROR"_#error and "WARNING"_#warn messages LAMMPS prints out and the reason why. If the explanation here is not sufficient, the documentation for the -offending command may help. Grepping the source files for the text of -the error message and staring at the source code and comments is also -not a bad idea! Note that sometimes the same message can be printed -from multiple places in the code. +offending command may help. +Error and warning messages also list the source file and line number +where the error was generated. For example, this message -Also note that error messages from "user-contributed -packages"_Section_start.html#start_3 are not listed here. Is such an +ERROR: Illegal velocity command (velocity.cpp:78) + +means that line #78 in the file src/velocity.cpp generated the error. +Looking in the source code may help you figure out what went wrong. + +Note that error messages from "user-contributed +packages"_Section_start.html#start_3 are not listed here. If such an error occurs and is not self-explanatory, you'll need to look in the source code or contact the author of the package.