Installing the plumed-devel version

[Zhang-pchao]

Hi Guys! I want to install my plumed-devel (some codes are personally changed) with dp-lammps. I have installed the latest deepmd-kit-2.1.5 with conda (I know that plumed-2.8.0 is also installed by conda). I see the discussions in #280. I am not sure how to install my local plumed-devel package to replace the plumed-2.8.0, using conda install /mypath/plumed-devel ? Thanks in advance!

[njzjz]

I would recommend naming your conda package plumed as well, so when you install your package, the old plumed package will be automatically removed.

[Zhang-pchao]

Here are my steps:

1. git clone https://github.com/deepmd-kit-recipes/plumed-feedstock.git
2. change the source path from original url to /mypath/plumed in /mypath/plumed-feedstock/recipe/meta.yaml
3. conda install conda-build, and execute conda build . -c deepmodeling in the recipe directory
4. conda install plumed --use-local
   However, the new functions of my developed plumed don't work. Are there someting wrong in above steps? Thanks again!

[Zhang-pchao]

It works after changing something in meta.yaml

[njzjz]

--force-reinstall
See conda install documentation.