Re: [ccp4bb]: MOSFLM 6.10 build-it-yourself version - IMPORTANT!

[Dirk Kostrewa <dirk.kostrewa@psi.ch>]

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To my knowledge there was no announcement of a CCP4 version 4.1. Neither the
CCP4 home page nor the most recent newsletter mention other versions than 4.0.
Is 4.1 really out and I missed something, or is it still in its test phase
prior to release?

Kind regards,

Dirk.

Harry Powell wrote:

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> Hello
>
> It seems that many people who are installing the build-it-yourself version
> of MOSFLM version 6.10 are confident enough to do so without reference to
> the installation instructions.
>
> As a result, they are missing out on IMPORTANT information contained
> therein!
>
> The MOSFLM version 6.10 code WILL NOT build with the current release
> version of CCP4 (4.0.*) as it uses a CCP4 subroutine which does not exist
> prior to version 4.1.
>
> I have included (in the distribution) a simple shell script to modify the
> MOSFLM code so that it will build correctly with CCP4 version 4.0*.
> Instructions for the use of this shell script are in the README files
> under the INSTALLATION section.
>
> Sorry about any problems or confusion that this may have caused, but it
> means that we don't have to release a new version of MOSFLM in a couple of
> weeks to catch up with CCP4....
>
> Harry
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> Dr Harry Powell, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, MRC Centre, Hills
> Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QH