Hi Paul, and everyone else who responded,
Yes, Bill does provide a standalone version, but this required an
X-window update which I was not at the time comfortable doing, as my
iMac had been updating itself fairly regularly and I didn't know what I
was letting myself in for. The consensus appears to be that the updates
don't usually downgrade the X installation (Xcode 3.1 was the only one
which was highlighted - thanks Randy) so it may not be too much of a
problem in real life.
It has to be noted that everything else (ccp4, xds, shelx, ...) worked
out of the box, so the only problem I had encountered was coot.
Thanks to everyone who got in touch,
Best,
Graeme
-----Original Message-----
From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Paul Emsley
Sent: 20 August 2008 15:34
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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Coot and OS X Leopard
Winter, G (Graeme) wrote:
>
> I have an OS X leopard machine which I would really like to get coot
> working on, but it appears to involve messing with the X system and /
> or fink, neither of which I really fancy. Now I appreciate that there
> is something broken about the X window (no idea what though) but I was
> wondering if it is possible to get coot working with it anyway?
>
> I looked at the X window update on Bill Scott's page, but the idea of
> having to reinstall it every time Apple decide to update my machine
> didn't really appeal.
Doesn't Bill provide a stand-alone version?
If not that then the answer, I think, is "no not yet" - I intend to make
such a thing after returning from IUCr.
You are not alone.
Paul.
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