Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Dev2022-7-26

Timestamp:

Jul 26, 2022, 9:53:03 AM (3 years ago)

Author:

Tom Goddard

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Dev2022-7-26

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+= ChimeraX Developer Meeting =
+
+Attendance: Eric, Zach, Tom, Greg, Tristan
+
+July 18, 2022
+
+= Agenda =
+
+* Updating Linux compilers from CentOS7 for ISOLDE
+* Github Actions continuous integration
+* Mac M1 port
+* QtPy shim
+* Make installing on the Mac more obvious
+  * More download Notes?
+  * README in .dmg?
+
+== General ==
+
+== ChimeraX ==
+=== General ===
+
+=== Build System ===
+1) Supporting IDEs
+  - may only need editable installs (will require workaround as namespace packages cannot be installed in this mode automatically)
+  - editable installs should also let us call ChimeraX with Python for rapid iteration and the C launcher for detailed crash info
+  - Zach mentioned PyCharm, LSP (Language Server Protocol), XCode
+  - Greg mentioned Visual Studio 
+
+2) API for getting C headers: get_include (see: numpy.get_include)
+  - {{{native-packaging}}} moves bundle header and source files to {{{bundle/src/include/module}}} \
+  - maybe just use header files?
+
+3) API for getting library directories: get_libdir
+
+4) macOS compiler call in Makefiles
+
+=== Infrastructure ===
+1) Beta releases on Toolshed
+
+2) Decoupling core bundle version number from the ChimeraX release number
+
+3) Prereq audit after 27 June 
+
+4) arm64 port
+
+== Chimera ==
+1) Back up the build machine to a solid state drive
+
+--------------------------
+= Discussion =
+
+* Updating base linux system
+  - Tristan needs to compile ISOLDE using the Linux compiler for our distribution which has been devtoolset-9 from CentOS 7.
+  - We no longer distribute for CentOS 7.
+  - Tristan was building against our distribution (not compiling ChimeraX himself).
+  - Greg proposes we update our Linux base compiler to Debian 10 or a RHEL 8 equivalent, whichever is older.
+  - Greg also suggest providing a Singularity image with the compiler environment we use.
+  - Currently Tristan uses a CentOS 7 virtual machine to compile and a ChimeraX 1.4 daily that was still using Qt 5.
+  - Tristan uses Ubuntu 20 natively for development.
+  - Tristan plans to have ISOLDE for ChimeraX 1.4 out by beginning of August before starting at Altos.
+
+--------------------------
+= Action Items =
+  - Update Linux base system from CentOS 7 to Debian 10 or equivalent. Greg
+  - Provide Singularity image of compiler environment.  Greg
+  - Present github continuous integration tutorial.  Zach