= ChimeraX Developer Meeting =

Attendance: Zach, Tom, Eric

October 23, 2023

= Agenda =

* Make branch and release candidate today?
* Review ChimeraX 1.7 roadmap and tickets.
* WSL version?  Better WSL support?
* Log slow to update when it gets long, Tristan ticket #9909
* Worm ribbon implementation, ticket #9942
* Tristan Toolshed install dependency issues, Ticket #9861, blocking Clipper update #9786
* Tristan, bundle version number not reported correctly.  Ticket #9873
* Install Grafana on plato to monitor web services.
* ViewDockX port to Qt progress
* How does ChimeraX code that needs an optional bundle on Toolshed query for it?
  * Implications for library distribution
* How long should code commits be added to release branch after release?
* Back up the Chimera build machine to a solid state drive, Windows 7.
* ChimeraX Ideas milestone clean-up.

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= Discussion =

* ChimeraX 1.7 release candidate
  - Eric, Zach and Tom ready for release candidates
  - Not sure if Greg is ready, did not attend meeting.
  - Reviewed 1.7 tickets.  Greg has about half-dozen that look important to fix for 1.7.  About 10 others look like they can be remilestoned.
  - Will schedule new meeting as soon as Greg available this week and remilestone tickets and assess remaining tickets.  Then decide if release candidate must be delayed.

* Wynton downtime
  - Wynton down Monday October 30 - Friday Nov 3, possibly fewer days.
  - Any way we can keep ChimeraX web site and downloads running?  Greg would know best.  Seems hard.
  - Bug report and mailing list email will be held on cgl mail server until plato comes back up.
  - We will announce downtime Thursday and/or Friday, user list and Twitter.

* ChimeraX for Windows System on Linux (WSL)
  - User asked about making ChimeraX work on WSL.
  - Zach says he installed ChimeraX on Ubuntu 22 WSL installation and it ran two months ago.  Says it is significantly slower than running on Windows.
  - Zach believes a ChimeraX on Windows can read and write files written by WSL.
  - Tom will ask user what their WSL ChimeraX problem is.

* Phenix workshop in Kansas
  - Zach will give ChimeraX cryoEM talk/demo/tutorial at Phenix workshop at Kansas University, November 9.
  - He could show Phenix douse or emplace_local tools using ChimeraX interface.
  - Need to install Phenix and test with workshop version.
  - Also should show basic cryoEM viz in ChimeraX.
  - Zach on vacation, back Oct 30.
  
* Grafana web services monitoring
  - Zach and Greg have not worked on it since last meeting.

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= Action Items =