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Linux: Running EP indepently from OpenStudio 1.6.0 ?

If one wants to run EnergyPlus 8.2.0 simulations from command terminal window independently from OpenStudio by

/usr/local/share/openstudio-1.6.0/EnergyPlus-8-2-0/runenergyplus XXX.idf weatherfile.epw, this fails because because EnergyPlus expects required libraries and executables in appropriate bin sub-directories, whereas the OpenStudio installation places them in EnergyPlus-8-2-0 and PostProcess subdirectories, respectively. (This could be considered a bug in the OpenStudio installation, although this is apparently not an issue if simulations are initiated by OpenStudio)

Is there a remedy ?

Linux: Running EP indepently from OpenStudio 1.6.0 ?

If one wants to run EnergyPlus 8.2.0 simulations from command terminal window independently from OpenStudio by

/usr/local/share/openstudio-1.6.0/EnergyPlus-8-2-0/runenergyplus XXX.idf weatherfile.epw, this fails because because EnergyPlus expects required libraries and executables in appropriate bin sub-directories, whereas the OpenStudio installation places them in EnergyPlus-8-2-0 and PostProcess subdirectories, respectively. (This could be considered a bug in the OpenStudio installation, although this is apparently not an issue if simulations are initiated by OpenStudio)

Is there a remedy ?