ChimeraX Developer Meeting

Attendance: Zach, Tom, Eric

January 8, 2024

Agenda

• When do we make ChimeraX 1.7.1 release?
• Fix Chimera Windows build broken by updating cygwin.
• Any further response to SymProFold/Domain_Separator from Christoph Buhlheller?
• What ChimeraX 1.8 work/tickets should we prioritize for January?
• Ready to update Qt to 6.6 and Python to 3.11.latest?
• What work to propose for next NIAID contract.
• 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
• Log slow to update when it gets long, Tristan ticket #9909
• Create Grafana dashboards to monitor web services.
• ViewDockX port to Qt progress
• How long should code commits be added to release branch after release?
• Make Chimera end-of-life bug report and registration changes for 1.18 release in Spring 2024.
• Back up the Chimera build machine to a solid state drive, Windows 7.
• ChimeraX Ideas milestone clean-up.

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Discussion

• ChimeraX 1.7.1 release
  • Try to make 1.7.1 release when Greg gets back from vacation Thursday or Friday.
  • Test the 1.7.1 build before making the release, since it has not had any builds since 1.7 went out.

• Chimera Windows build broken by cygwin update
  • Eric checked in a possible fix today to work with the new flex 2.6.
  • We don't know a way to roll back cygwin.

• SymProFold / Domain_Separator
  • Elaine discussed with developers making a bundle.
  • We will wait to here if they need help making a bundle.

• Qt 6.6 update
  • Zach has a bug with 2d slice layout presumably fixed by Qt 6.6.1.
  • Let's update to Qt 6.6 on Wednesday after Tom gives ChimeraX tutorial and after Mac notarization gets back to working.

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