James, Ninty percent of Chimera is written in Python and that code is distributed in source-code form with our standard distribution. The remaining code is written in C++ primarily for efficiency considerations, especially for some of the low-level OpenGL graphics functionality. Tom Goddard is correct that we do not routinely distribute the C++ source, but we have no problem providing it to you on request. Please note, however, that we do not have the resources necessary to provide help to you in setting up the development environment necessary to successfully compile and link the C++ source and the multitude of other 3rd party packages that Chimera uses. Creating a full build-from-source copy of Chimera is a lot of work and depends on getting a bunch of things in the build environment just right. This, and the fact that the build-from-source procedures are not well documented, are the primary reasons we do not automatically include the C++ source in our standard distribution. But if you'd like a copy of the C++ source, we are happy to provide it. --tef --- Thomas Ferrin, PhD Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Director, Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics University of California 600 16th Street, Rm N472 San Francisco, CA 94143-2240 Phone: 415-476-2299 Fax: 415-502-1755 Email: tef@cgl.ucsf.edu ------- Forwarded Message Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:55:54 -0700 From: Thomas Goddard <goddard@cgl.ucsf.edu> To: jjv5@nih.gov cc: chimera-dev@cgl.ucsf.edu Subject: Re: [chimera-dev] Source code availability Hi Jim, The Chimera C++ source code is available on request for outside developers. Most of the source code is Python which comes with all Chimera distributions. The Chimera C++ header files are also available. The link for those is in the Chimera Programmer's Manual (not on the download page). http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ProgrammersGuide/index.html The Chimera C++ source code is currently provided by request. The C++ source is not freely available for reasons I do not understand. You would need to discuss that with the head of our lab Tom Ferrin (tef@cgl.ucsf.edu). There is one piece of code used by Chimera for computing molecular surfaces (MSMS from Michel Sanner) for which the source code is not available. Chimera depends on 25 third party packages (TclTk Togl Tix Pmw PyOpenGL zlib Python Numeric jpeg tiff freetype Imaging netcdf Scientific MMTK HappyDoc tr openssl ftgl omni msms otf autostereo swish-e FFmpeg), so it is quite alot of work to compile it yourself. So the main use to you of the Chimera source code is probably for figuring out how Chimera works -- not for building it yourself. Tom _______________________________________________ Chimera-dev mailing list Chimera-dev@cgl.ucsf.edu http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/listinfo/chimera-dev ------- End of Forwarded Message