Astounding! Thanks to all involved.
Mark 2008/11/16 William G. Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That's great. In the short term, highly > unofficial/unauthorized/zeroth-order coot and dependencies for i386 linux: > > debians: > > < > http://strucbio.biologie.uni-konstanz.de/ccp4wiki/index.php/Coot#Instalation_on_Debian.2FUbuntu_from_debian_archive_files > > > > rpms (made via alien from above): > > < > http://strucbio.biologie.uni-konstanz.de/ccp4wiki/index.php/Coot#Converting_to_rpm_packages > > > > These include mmdb, ssm, gpp4, fftw (in the form required for clipper and > coot), clipper, coot, which will install into /usr/local/xtal > > and then the various guile-type dependencies, which will install into /usr > > > > On Nov 15, 2008, at 6:15 PM, Paul Emsley wrote: > > FYI, IIUC, Morten Kjeldgaard has become a MOTU and is working on >> crystallographic libs for Ubuntu, e.g.: >> >> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clipper >> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mmdb >> >> When he gets round to Coot I'm keen to help make his life easier. >> >> Regards, >> >> Paul. >> >> >> Mark Brooks wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> It may be useful to have a 'contrib' section for the Coot binary download >>> web page (or even some unofficial web page), so that we have more options of >>> binaries to test. For example, upon upgrading to Ubuntu Hardy Heron, Coot >>> stopped working, for reasons beyond my understanding, but worked when >>> recompiled. (Which was very easy using the build-it-gtk2-simple script BTW). >>> To have a central repository of tested binaries could be very handy, to >>> avoid having to do this. >>> The Coot developers and yourself (Bill) have done an enormous amount to >>> furnish us with working, tested programs, but perhaps one or two more >>> updated binaries contributed by users would be useful, especially for newer >>> releases of the myriad Linux flavours. >>> I think for the Coot developers to start providing .deb, .rpm and Gentoo >>> packages for every update is too onerous, especially when .tar.gz files work >>> OK. Just my opinion. >>> Which Ubuntu are you on Bill, and which binary are you using? Are these >>> on your debian web site? I guess I may be able to give a Hardy Heron binary >>> if need be. >>> Thanks for your .debs though, I use them all the time. >>> Mark >>> 2008/11/12 William G. Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >>> Since Ubuntu has gotten to be popular (for good reason, IMO), it >>> might be useful to have an official (or at least semi-official) >>> debian package whose installation would guarantee all the >>> dependencies also get installed. I've tried to do it in a >>> half-arsed sort of way, but lately have dropped the ball (sorry). >>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Kevin Cowtan >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >>> Hi! >>> Firstly, do you need to build coot at all? There are binary >>> packages which work just fine on Gutsy. You can install them >>> wherever you want on your system, and they should just work. >>> Secondly, if for some reason you do want to build your own (you >>> want to make changes to the code???), then are you using the >>> build-it-gtk2-simple script? >>> >>> http://strucbio.biologie.uni-konstanz.de/ccp4wiki/index.php/COOT#Installation_from_source_code >>> Building coot without this script requires days or weeks of >>> messing around with dependencies. With this script it is usually >>> pretty easy. >>> Kevin >>> Rimi wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> I am new to coot. Recently I tried to install coot >>> in my ubuntu >>> gutsy. But it can not find mmdb library somehow. Below is >>> the message >>> -- >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> William G. Scott >>> contact info: >>> http://chemistry.ucsc.edu/~wgscott<http://chemistry.ucsc.edu/%7Ewgscott> >>> <http://chemistry.ucsc.edu/%7Ewgscott> >>> Please reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> -- >>> Mark BROOKS >>> Telephone: 0169157968 >>> Fax: 0169853715 >>> Institut de Biochmie et de Biophysique Moleculaire et Cellulaire >>> UMR8619 - Bât 430 - Université de Paris-Sud >>> 91405 Orsay CEDEX >>> Skype: markabrooks >>> >> -- Mark BROOKS Telephone: 0169157968 Fax: 0169853715 Institut de Biochmie et de Biophysique Moleculaire et Cellulaire UMR8619 - Bât 430 - Université de Paris-Sud 91405 Orsay CEDEX Skype: markabrooks