[Chimera-users] new version available

[Charlie Moad]

Yes and no.  All this pertains to linux for me, and using prebuilt
binaries can lead to issues depending on how python was built. 
Without the headers of the libraries I can't build a binary package
with chimera's python.  Would it be possible to include the headers in
your distribution?

- Charlie

On 10/21/05, Greg Couch <gregc at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> The normal way would be for you to download the whatever extension you
> wanted to try out and to install it using chimera's python --
> CHIMERA/bin/python setup.py install.  The tough part is to use the same
> compiler that we're using so that the runtime's are compatible (especially
> true on Windows, you need to use Visual Studio .NET 2003, not as true on
> UNIX platforms).
>
> The alternative is use a prebuilt binary.  This works really well with
> Windows, but you need to install the Windows python so the extension will
> install properly and then copy the files to the appropriate place in the
> Chimera hierarchy -- CHIMERA/bin/Lib/site-packages/ on Windows,
> CHIMERA/lib/python2.4/site-packages on UNIX (and a similar place on Mac OS
> X).
>
>         Does that answer your question?
>
>         Greg
>
> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Charlie Moad wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:34:21 -0500
> > From: Charlie Moad <cwmoad at gmail.com>
> > To: Eric Pettersen <pett at cgl.ucsf.edu>
> > Cc: Chimera <chimera-users at cgl.ucsf.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [Chimera-users] new version available
> >
> > Suppose I want to build a python module into chimera that requires the
> > python headers, (e.g. numarray (I know numeric is there but just play
> > along)). How would one go about doing this?  I see you provide the
> > python2.4 binary now, which helps for pure python extension.  Thanks
> > for that!
> >
> > - Charlie
> >
> > On 10/19/05, Eric Pettersen <pett at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>     We've put out a new version (1.2180) which we believe fixes the problems
> >> that some people were having on XP platforms.  We're hoping that those of
> >> you that were having problems will try out the new version at your earliest
> >> convenience and let us know how it works.  Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>                         Eric Pettersen
> >>
> >>                         UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
> >>
> >>                         pett at cgl.ucsf.edu
> >>
> >>                         http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu
> >>
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