.. contents:: Table of Contents --------------------- Installation overview --------------------- Periodically the most recent cctbx source code including all its dependencies is automatically exported from the source code repositories (SVN, CVS) and bundled into self-extracting files that are published at: - http://cci.lbl.gov/cctbx_build/ This web page also provides self-extracting binary distributions for a variety of platforms. It is most convenient to use these binary bundles if possible. Installation is very simple and fast. The minimal instructions are shown at the download page. Source code bundles are also available. Under Unix, if Python 2.4 through 2.7 is pre-installed on the target platform, the smaller ``cctbx_bundle.selfx`` can be used. However, in general it will be best to download the ``cctbx_python_*_bundle.selfx`` file because the installation script will automatically install a recent Python before proceeding with the installation of the cctbx modules. The Unix bundles include a file ``cctbx_install_script.csh``. This script is known to work with: - Linux: any gcc >= 3.2 - Mac OS 10.4 or higher with Apple's compiler Other Unix platforms will most likely require adjustments of the build scripts. The self-extracting source code bundle for Windows (``cctbx_bundle.exe``) does not include an installation script. ----------------------------------------- Manually building from sources under Unix ----------------------------------------- Please note: **The following instructions are for developers!** The self-extracting (.selfx) source bundles perform all the steps automatically. Building from sources requires Python 2.4 through 2.7 and a C++ compiler. If you like to use the most recent Python, it can be installed in the following way:: gunzip -c Python-2.7.2.tar.gz | tar xf - cd Python-2.7.2 ./configure --prefix=/your/choice make make install It may be convenient (but is not required) to add the directory ``/your/choice/bin`` to the command-line search ``PATH``, e.g. using ``csh``:: set path=(/your/choice/bin $path) Recent self-contained cctbx sources are available in the file `cctbx_bundle.tar.gz `_ published at the cctbx build page. To unpack this file in a new, empty directory:: tar zxf cctbx_bundle.tar.gz This creates a subdirectory ``cctbx_sources``. The installation procedure should be executed in another directory, e.g.:: mkdir cctbx_build cd cctbx_build /your/choice/bin/python ../cctbx_sources/libtbx/configure.py mmtbx The last command initializes the ``cctbx_build`` directory and creates a file ``setpaths.csh`` (among others). This file must be used to initialize a new shell or process with the cctbx settings:: source setpaths.csh There is also a ``setpaths.sh`` for ``bash`` users. To compile enter:: make This will actually run the ``libtbx.scons`` command using all available CPUs. You can also manually specify the number of CPUs to use, for example:: libtbx.scons -j 4 Note that ``libtbx.scons`` is just a thin wrapper around SCons_. The `SCons documentation`_ applies without modification. To run scripts with cctbx imports use the command:: libtbx.python your_script.py (You can also use ``scitbx.python``, ``cctbx.python``, ``iotbx.python``, etc.; all these commands are equivalent.) For example, to run some regression tests after the compilation is finished enter:: source setpaths_all.csh libtbx.python $SCITBX_DIST/run_tests.py libtbx.python $CCTBX_DIST/run_tests.py --Quick The output should show many OK. A Python Traceback is an indicator for problems. ----------------------------------------------------------- Manually building from sources under Windows 2000 or higher ----------------------------------------------------------- The cctbx installation requires Visual C++ 8.0 (Visual Studio .NET 2005) or higher. To install Python under Windows it is best to use a binary installer from the `Python download page `_. The default choices presented by the installation wizard are usually fine. Recent self-contained cctbx sources are available in the self-extracting file `cctbx_bundle.exe `_ published at the cctbx build page. To unpack this file in a new, empty directory enter:: cctbx_bundle.exe This creates a subdirectory ``cctbx_sources``. The installation procedure should be executed in another directory, e.g.:: mkdir cctbx_build cd cctbx_build C:\python27\python.exe ..\cctbx_sources\libtbx\configure.py mmtbx The last command initializes the ``cctbx_build`` directory and creates a file ``setpaths.bat`` (among others). This file must be used to initialize a new shell or process with the cctbx settings:: setpaths.bat To compile enter:: libtbx.scons On a machine with multiple CPUs enter:: libtbx.scons -j N where N is the number of CPUs available. Note that ``libtbx.scons`` is just a thin wrapper around SCons_. The `SCons documentation`_ applies without modification. To run scripts with cctbx imports use the command:: libtbx.python your_script.py (You can also use ``scitbx.python``, ``cctbx.python``, ``iotbx.python``, etc.; all these commands are equivalent.) For example, to run some regression tests after the compilation is finished enter:: setpaths_all.bat libtbx.python %SCITBX_DIST%\run_tests.py libtbx.python %CCTBX_DIST%\run_tests.py --Quick The output should show many OK. A Python Traceback is an indicator for problems. ------------------------------ Using the cctbx SVN repository ------------------------------ To participate in the development of the cctbx project, or to get easy access to the most recent changes, it may be useful to checkout the cctbx project directly from the SVN repository maintained at Sourceforge_. An easy way to get started is:: svn export svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/cctbx/code/trunk/libtbx/development/cctbx_svn_getting_started.csh ./cctbx_svn_getting_started.csh The script will create a ``sources`` directory with a ``cctbx_project`` svn working copy checked out from SourceForge, and all other third-party sources (e.g. boost, scons) taken from the latest nightly cctbx build. To configure a new build using the ``sources`` directory:: mkdir build cd build /your/choice/bin/python ../sources/cctbx_project/libtbx/configure.py mmtbx source setpaths.csh make It is also possible to replace the ``sources/boost`` directory with a working copy of the `boost SVN tree`_ . However, in practice it sometimes happens that a ``svn update`` of the boost tree leads to compilation errors on some platforms. In most cases it will be best to use the boost sources obtained with the ``cctbx_svn_getting_started.csh`` script. Back_ .. _Back: introduction.html .. _SCons: http://www.scons.org/ .. _`SCons documentation`: http://www.scons.org/doc/HTML/scons-man.html .. _Boost: http://www.boost.org/ .. _`boost SVN tree`: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BoostSubversion .. _CCP4: http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/ .. _SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/