CIFPARSE

Description

CIFPARSE is a C-language function library providing convenient and efficient access to mmCIF data files.

Distribution

current version (RCSB web site)

If you wish to install and use this software you should always download the most up-to-date version from the above Web site. The links below are to the copies on this CD-ROM, which are suitable for browsing or for use if the Web site is not available. However, they may be out of date and lack the full functionality of the latest version.

Status

CIFPARSE is distributed from the Rutgers site of the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) and forms an important component of the software systems used in the Protein Data Bank. Comments should be directed to [email protected].

Language and platform

The software is written in C and should run on versions of Unix with suitable C compilers and with GNU flex and bison.

Documentation

Installation: For Unix-type installations, copy the compressed tar file cifparse-v3.101-prod-src.tar.Z into an empty directory; uncompress and extract files using the Unix tar utility. Build the CIFPARSE library using the make utility; run the example programs with 'make test' and 'make test2':
```
   cp cifparse-v3.101-prod-src.tar.Z /g/h/i; cd /g/h/i
   uncompress cifparse-v3.101-prod-src.tar.Z; tar xvf cifparse-v3.101-prod-src.tar
   cd cifparse-v3.101-prod-src
   make
   make test
   make test2  
```
If compress or tar are unavailable, individual source files may be saved to the build directory.
For more details see the Installation Notes
CIFPARSE Reference Guide ( HTML | PostScript | PDF format )

Terms and conditions of use

The software is distributed here under licence from the Protein Data Bank/RCSB. Use of the software is governed by the PDB software licence. Queries concerning any other use should be directed to [email protected].