Image 2010 (MRC image processing package release 2010)

Image 2010 (moving beyond image2000)

A few months back the 3dem email list the MRC image processing package release 2010 was announced. If you don't know about it here is the website for the original image2000.

Now, this simple post will be a simple guide as to how to compile image2010 in Mac os X.

Stage 1.

Get the image2010.tar.gz. For this step you need to send and email to jms AT mrc-lmb DOT cam DOT ac DOT uk.

Stage 2.

The image2010.tar.gz that you'll recevie needs to be put into a image2010 folder. Among the many things you will get from the uncompressed file, there will be a README file. This README file specifies some modifications you need to perform on the files image2010/com/image.login and image2010/com/image.cshrc.
They also mention executing the command:

setenv PATH .:$PATH

Then, run the commands

../image2010/rebuild_image_gfortran

If your system has gfortran (which in my Mac OS X comes from gcc 4.4.6 from the Xcode Developer Tools) everything should run nicely.

In my experience the only thing that did not work is Ximdisp.

So, there you have it.

Have fun.

Comments

Patrick said…
I know this is an old post, but did you ever have any luck with running Ximdisp on Mac OSX? I'm having a similar problem, error message:

Ximdisp: Exec format error. Binary file not executable.
wtigger said…
Hi Patrick,

No, I never even try to do that. From a quick review of what I did back then, it seems that there is some problems with the libraries. That is, some compiling seem to be creating 32 bit libraries but Ximdisp was expecting 64 bit. I'll try to sort it out this week but I make no promises.
wtigger said…
Done, check the new post!

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