# GROMACS 2020 make error when installation

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**Created:** [November 30, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-2020-make-error-when-installation/7763 "2023-11-30T21:57:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![jane\_hi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@jane\_hi](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/jane_hi)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-2020-make-error-when-installation/7763/1 "2023-11-30T21:57:26Z")

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Hi,

I got an error when I install gromacs 2020 on windows subsystem of linux  
The scripts I ran are:

wget [[https://ftp.gromacs.org/gromacs/gromacs-2020.tar.gz](https://ftp.gromacs.org/gromacs/gromacs-2020.tar.gz)]

tar xfz gromacs-2020.tar.gz

cd gromacs-2020/

mkdir build

cd build/

sudo apt-get install -y fftw3

cmake … -DGMX\_BUILD\_OWN\_FFTW=ON -DGMX\_GPU=CUDA -DCMAKE\_PREFIX\_PATH=/home/GMX DGMX\_FFT\_LIBRARY=fftw3 -DCMAKE\_C\_COMPILER=gcc -DCMAKE\_CXX\_COMPILER=g++

make (After make I got the error as attached)

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**Author:** ![al42and](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/gromacs.bioexcel.eu/al42and/32/1393_2.png) [@al42and](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/al42and)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-2020-make-error-when-installation/7763/2 "2023-12-01T00:26:47Z")

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Hi!

Have you tried the workaround suggested in another thread: [Error compiling gromacs 2020.5 patched with Colvar module - #7 by giacomo.fiorin](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/error-compiling-gromacs-2020-5-patched-with-colvar-module/3048/7)? Basically, add `#include <limits>` line to the beginning (along with other `#include` lines) of every file where such an error occurs.

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