Ribbons Platform-Specific Release Notes
The popular molecular graphics software is copyrighted by
M.Carson (1985-2006)
and licensed by the UAB /
CBSE.
Last update: Jul 14, 2006
All ribbons versions are not created equal.
See platform-specific release notes below:
The ribbons-data GUI utility requires you to install Python2.4
(www.python.org)
for all platforms.
If you are getting source code...
Requests:
- Please adhere to the license.
- Send me your executables.
(If you build a working version of the ribbons package
on a machine/OS whose binary executables are not available on the web site,
please let me know.)
- Send me your build modifications.
(If you had to tweak Makefiles or code to get it going.)
- Send me your source modifications.
(If you had actually dig into the code and add something you think
should be incorporated for everybody.)
Mac OSX
Required Libraries:
- You will probably have to get the 'Motif' (openmotif)
GUI widget library.
- You may have to get the 'TIFF' image library.
- You may have to get the 'JPEG' image library.
- You may also need to get the 'Python2.4' scripting language.
- You should install the libraries using Fink (see below).
Fink:
If ribbons doesn't work, get/install missing libraries from
Fink - Home.
... The Fink project wants to bring the full world
of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X.
We modify Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac ...
Guess you Mac folk probably already know about this.
Recipes for Unix novices
If you aren't used to this unix command line stuff, here's a very nice
'Word' document
courtesy of Ed Rosloniec.
Feedback welcome.
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Linux
Needed components are usually standard or easy to get/install.
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Windows
Needed components are usually standard or easy to get/install.
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SGI Irix 6.5
Have currently quit building new versions on these box.
Let me know if interested...
Ray tracing with POVray
The main POV site is
Persistence Of Vision
I currently run version 3.6 under linux or windows.
You will need to get their distribution and "/include" subdirectories
if you plan to do anything fancy.
Got their Unix version and built for my SGI machine to run under X.
(a little painful without the linux-based tools.)
Pretty sure I'm allowed to redistribute this by their license.
Main program executables running under IRIX 6.5:
- x-povray Version 3.1, compiled 11/2002.
- xpovray3.5 Version 3.5, compiled 06/2002.
Pre 3.3 versions: Tcl/Tk on SGI
You must get/install Tcl/Tk version 8.0 or higher.
(it's an old one by default on your sgi).
This is the one I got (that worked on sgi,dec,mac - was already on linux):
www.scriptics.com/software/tcltk/8.0.html
Then, after the simple:
configure; make; make install
you have to make sure that the new one is in your path (type 'which wish').
'ribbons-data' expects the executable to be in '/usr/bin', so as root:
cd /usr/bin; ln -s /wherever/it/is/wish wish
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HP / Compaq / "DEC" Alpha Workstation
Have currently quit building new versions on this box.
Let me know if interested...
Ray tracing with POVray
The main POV site is
Persistence Of Vision
I currently run version 3.6 under linux or windows.
You will need to get their distribution and "/include" subdirectories
if you plan to do anything fancy.
Got their Unix version and built on my Alpha machine to run under X.
(a little painful without the linux-based tools.)
Pretty sure I'm allowed to redistribute this by their license.
Main program executables running under OSF1:
- x-povray Version 3.1, compiled 09/2002.
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Contact: carson@uab.edu