[ccp4bb]: Absoft for CNS on OSX

[James Stroud <James.Stroud@Colorado.EDU>]

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I have notified the Absoft people about the fact that their compiler can't
compile code so easily compiled by g77. I specifically mentioned the CNS
suite. However, they never followed up, choosing instead to not even reply
to my request, even after providing serial numbers for the compilers we
bought for $700 for the exclusive purpose of compiling CNS. I too would like
to use some of the "features" of the Absoft compiler, but, from my
experience, I believe they are not interested in crystallography as a market
and must fail to see the immense potential of the OSX platform. My advice is
to not WASTE your money on their product and look for a different brand or
contribute to open source projects with your time.

> Hi everyone:
> 
> I am wondering what sort of experiences people are having with CCP4
> programs and others on OS X.
> 
> Some of my friends, recognizing that I am a slobbering Mac fan, have
> been asking me for advice, so I have made a feeble attempt
> at a web page for them and whomever else might be interested:
> 
> http://chemistry.ucsc.edu/~wgscott/crystallography_on_OS_X.html
> 
> However I worry that my advice might be out of date or there might be
> much better ways of doing things.
> 
> Specifically, following directions at http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/ccb/ I have
> compiled many of the CCP4 programs, but there are still several that I
> haven't been able to get to compile, using g77 v. 2.95 and the mac
> "native" cc compiler.
> 
> Also, despite being able to compile CNS 1.1 with g77, we've been having
> major difficulties using the Absoft fortran compiler, which I would
> really like to do in order to take advantage of our two processors.  Has
> anyone had success with this?
> 
> Many thanks in advance.
> 
> Bill Scott
> 
> 
> William G. Scott
> 
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
> and The Center for the Molecular Biology of RNA
> Sinsheimer Laboratories
> University of California at Santa Cruz
> Santa Cruz, California 95064
> USA
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 James C. Stroud
 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
 University of Colorado at Boulder
 Boulder, CO 80309

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