CIFtbx version 2

Description

CIFtbx is a function library for programmers developing CIF applications. It is written in Fortran and is intended for use with Fortran programs.

Distribution

• current version (author's web site)

• current version (mirror on IUCr web site)
• compressed C-shell archive (ciftbx.cshar.Z)
• compressed shell archive (ciftbx.shar.Z)
• individual source files

Status

This is version 2.6.4 of June 2002, as documented in Chapter 5.4. The library is under active development. A revised version, CIFtbx3, designed to accommodate the CIF 1.1 specification., is also available on this disk.

Language and platform

The software is written in Fortran77 and should compile and run in a command-line environment on any common operating system with a suitable Fortran compiler.

Documentation

• Installation: Copy the selected archive (ciftbx.cshar.Z or ciftbx.shar.Z - only one is required) into an empty directory; this directory may also be used as the root directory for unpacking related applications such as cif2cif and cyclops. In this directory, uncompress the selected archive and execute it with the C or Bourne shell as appropriate. Unpacking the archive creates a source directory; change to this and make the library.

     cp ciftbx.shar.Z /x/y/base
     cd /x/y/base
     uncompress ciftbx.shar.Z
     sh ciftbx.shar
     cd ciftbx.src
     make all
     make test   

• General information: README file (HTML format)
• Primer and Reference Manual (PDF format)
• Summary of use: Reading, Writing and Validating CIFS using CIFtbx2, cif2cif and Cyclops

Terms and conditions of use

Copyright in the software © the authors.
Authors: H. J. Bernstein and S. R. Hall

The software is distributed here under an open-source license. Queries concerning any use not covered under this license should be directed to [email protected].