Software updates will be sent to your laboratory on the night of Friday, December 22, 2006. The following software will be available after this weekend's updates:
Electron microscopy users will now have access to all applications from Niko Grigorieff’s lab. We will include in this distribution the newest versions of Frealign (7.05), ctffind 3.1, ctftilt 1.2, bfactor, and rmeasure. Linux, PPC, and Intel-Mac distributions will be available. The Intel-Mac version has been compiled using Intel compilers exclusively for SBGrid members.
For more information about Brandeis applications, please check Niko Grigorieff’s web site.
We will also add the MIFit package – a replacement for xfit. This program was written by Duncan McRee; it provides an interface for SAD phasing, model building, refinement, ray traced graphics, and other functions. Only a Linux version is available. Please check the Rigaku web site for more information.
Solve will be upgraded from version 2.10 to 2.12. There are many new and exciting features, including a reportedly powerful loop-fitting algorithm, resolve_ligand_script for automated fitting of flexible ligands, multi domain NCS in density modification, and local pattern matching. Prime-and-switch composite omit maps are calculated at the end of the model building cycle. Linux, PPC and Intel-Mac versions will be included.
Please visit the Solve website for the full list of updates.
Another month, another version of ccp4. Version 6.0.1 will be replaced by 6.0.2. Linux, PPC and Intel-Mac versions are included. A list of mostly minor changes is included on the ccp4 website.
We will update ccp4mg from version 0.12.1 to 1.0. In our testing environment, the hardware stereo still does not work.
PHENIX 1.24.1b for i386-linux incorporates many changes and bug fixes. The previously-installed version (1.1a) caused problems on some systems, which should now be resolved. For a full list of changes, review the CHANGES file in the /programs/i386-linux/phenix/phenix-1.24.1b directory.
BnP (SnB and PHASES suite) will be updated from version 0.99 to 1.02 (Linux only).
The following software has been deprecated in the PowerMac branch:
CCP4: 4.2.1
CCP4MG: 0.12.1
CHIMERA: 1.2065, 1.2129
COOT: 0.0.31, 0.0.33
PYMOL: 0.97