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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Emsley Sent: 20 August 2008 15:34 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK 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.
