Database was built with a different version of Diamond and is incompatible

[ropolomx]

I get the following error when running CAT v.4.6 with the CAT_prepare_20200618.tar.gz I downloaded. I was running in a conda environment with Diamond v0.9.24.125

Error: Database was built with a different version of Diamond and is incompatible.
[2020-08-14 20:06:10.946813] ERROR: DIAMOND finished abnormally.
# CAT v4.6.

BAT is running. Protein prediction, alignment, and bin classification are carried out.
Rarw!

Supplied command: /isilon/lethbridge-rdc/users/ortegapoloro/catrione_metagenomics/work/conda/nf-core-mag-1.1.0dev-fdd28300e312d42ca78a7e617c1313b0/bin/CAT bins -b bins/ -d database/ -t taxonomy/ -n 8 -s .fa --top 6 -o MEGAHIT-SRR9030505 --I_know_what_Im_doing

Bin folder: bins/
Taxonomy folder: taxonomy/
Database folder: database/
Parameter r: 5
Parameter f: 0.3
Log file: MEGAHIT-SRR9030505.log

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Doing some pre-flight checks first.
[2020-08-14 20:01:28.582365] Prodigal found: Prodigal V2.6.3: February, 2016.
[2020-08-14 20:01:28.607029] DIAMOND found: diamond version 0.9.24.
[2020-08-14 20:01:28.611196] WARNING: [--top] is set lower than 50. This might conflict with future runs with higher settings of the [-r / --range] parameter, see README.md.
Ready to fly!

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[2020-08-14 20:01:28.613953] Importing bins from bins/.
[2020-08-14 20:01:30.108568] 28 bin(s) found!
[2020-08-14 20:01:30.109987] Writing MEGAHIT-SRR9030505.concatenated.fasta.
[2020-08-14 20:01:30.848442] Running Prodigal for ORF prediction. Files MEGAHIT-SRR9030505.concatenated.predicted_proteins.faa and MEGAHIT-SRR9030505.concatenated.predicted_proteins.gff will be generated. Do not forget to cite Prodigal when using CAT or BAT in your publication!
[2020-08-14 20:06:10.640599] ORF prediction done!
[2020-08-14 20:06:10.644498] Parsing ORF file MEGAHIT-SRR9030505.concatenated.predicted_proteins.faa
[2020-08-14 20:06:10.908072] Homology search with DIAMOND is starting. Please be patient. Do not forget to cite DIAMOND when using CAT or BAT in your publication!
                                query: MEGAHIT-SRR9030505.concatenated.predicted_proteins.faa
                                database: database/2020-06-18.nr.dmnd
                                mode: fast
                                number of cores: 8
                                block-size (billions of letters): 2.0
                                index-chunks: 4

[bastiaanvonmeijenfeldt]

Dear @ropolomx,

Yes, it is a known issue that you should use the same DIAMOND version as with which the database files are constructed. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, we're thinking of a user friendly way to address this in future releases.

For now, you can find the DIAMOND version of the db files in the CAT prepare log file:

$ grep "diamond version" 2020-06-18.CAT_prepare.fresh.log
[2020-06-18 14:53:07.163156] DIAMOND found: diamond version 0.9.34.

Hope this helps, let us know if you have further questions!

Bastiaan