[gmx-users] binary distro for platforms other than linux?

[Anton Feenstra]

Erik Lindahl wrote:
> 
> Bert de Groot wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Patrick Ladam wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi again,
> > >
> > > Thank you Erik, Anton and David for your answers, thanks to you I have made
> > > progresses and
> > > am almost done compiling GMX 3.1.
> >
> > to prevent (some of) these problems it might be a good idea to have binary
> > distributions for some of the more common platforms? I can understand that
> > the core developers don't want to spend time on this, and actually they shouldn't:
> > it would be much better that they spend their time on actual development. But perhaps
> > it would be possible to create a section on e.g. the gromacs ftp server where
> > other users could occasionally upload a binary version of gromacs that they compiled
> > on their favourite OS? I could volunteer and supply SGI and DEC/alpha versions
> > from time to time. The only drawbacks that I can see are lack of organization
> > and lack of support, but if we all take care and do NOT mess up the ftp server and
> > make very clear that those binary versions are without official support, it might
> > actually alleviate the developers.
> 
> Hi Bert,
> 
> That would be a splendid idea. I just have to think of a way we can doing it without
> having a completely open upload area that would be filled with warez & pornography
> instead ;-)
> 
> Maybe I could create a more-or-less public ftp account with a password that we mail to
> anyone who's interested in contributing...

Sounds great. It is also reminiscent of how I first got GROMACS working
here in Amsterdam: copied the Groningen binaries... ;-)


-- 
Groetjes,

Anton
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