Attendees

• Zach, Eric, Elaine, Greg, TomG, Scooter, TomF

On-site Genentech Hall N436A

Agenda

• Zach presenting - modernizing ChimeraX packaging
• ChimeraX 1.4 release progress
• Review Action Items listed below

Discussion Notes

• Zach on ChimeraX packaging
  • Discussed several improvements to ChimeraX build system
  • Decided proposed ideas should be discussed in smaller pieces.
    • Greg will look into how to update deprecated Python setuptools used by bundle_builder, present on June 9
    • Eric can look at if bundle_info.xml should be replaced with pyproject.toml or some other standard Python metadata file.
    • Making a PyPi or Conda library distribution as described in CZI grant is another topic. Should it be one package or many. Scooter is concerned about library documentation.
    • Circular dependencies and whether the 100 ChimeraX bundles are really independent and belong on Toolshed is another topic.

Action Items

• Move toolshed to it's own IP address and it's own Apache instance -- Greg/Scooter
• Set up toolshed test instance (UCSF only) -- Greg/Scooter
• Clean up VirtualHosts on our web servers -- Greg/Scooter
• Move webservices to https only and extensively test chimera to make sure it works
• Create self-signed certificate for webservices-test -- ongoing, Greg has run into a weird error
• Document new vpn setup on Linux -- Scooter
• Set up 2-factor authentication for hal2 vpn -- Scooter
• Audit followup -- Scooter