--- trunk/mdtools/headers/ForceFields.hpp	2002/10/18 21:20:29	150
+++ trunk/mdtools/headers/ForceFields.hpp	2002/10/21 22:02:53	151
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ class bond_pair{
 #include "Atom.hpp"
 #include "SimInfo.hpp"
 
+#ifdef IS_MPI
+#include "mpiForceField.h"
+#endif
+
 class bond_pair{
 public:
   bond_pair(){}
@@ -63,6 +67,17 @@ class ForceFields{ (protected)
   virtual void initializeTorsions( torsion_set* the_torsions ) = 0;
 
 protected:
+
+  void ffError( char* errMsg ){
+
+#ifdef IS_MPI
+    ffInterfaceExit( errMsg );
+#else
+    fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", errMsg );
+    exit(0);
+#endif
+  }
+    
   
   FILE *frcFile;
   SimInfo* entry_plug;