CCP4 Group Useful Documentation

This page provides links to various pieces of documentation.

• Useful articles
• Database Handler dbccp4i
• Autobuilds

Useful articles

• An interesting article (p74) in the IUCr computing newsletter on converting RESOLVE from Fortran to C++, including some minor references to the use of CCP4 libraries.

Database Handler dbccp4i

The source code for dbccp4i is now in the main CCP4 CVS repository, in the subdirectory $CCP4/share/dbccp4i/. This area contains the handler code plus the client APIs, applications and documentation.

A technical overview document is under development (see bugzilla #1893).

Link to dbccp4i documentation in Word format.

Autobuilds

The autobuild scripts live in a CVS repository called auto-build in /ccpdisk/xtal/CVSROOT.

There are various pieces of associated documentation:

• Basic background information on the deployment of the scripts at DL on various machines
• Section in the Programmer's Handbook about the autobuilds

In the auto-build CVS archive there is an autobuild.html document (in the html subdirectory) which has comprehensive and detailed information on the mechanics of how the scripts work and how to update them. The last updated version from Pete is available here.

There is also a long-standing bug in the builds on dlpx1 regarding Phaser/CCTBX, which has never been resolved:

• 1665: dlpx1 autobuild fails to configure/build Phaser

The autobuilds have passed over to Graeme Winter for day-to-day monitoring and maintenance.