Release Codename: PRE-MAXIE-COMPS-2019

Install notes (quick reference):

To install RNAStructViz on Mac OSX (non-from-source install) run the following Homebrew command:

$ brew install --build-from-source gtDMMB/core/RNAStructViz

For documentation on from-source installs, and installs on other Unix-based platforms we support, consult this document. Once you have the application installed (and RNAStructViz in your current PATH), you can verify that you're running the latest intended revision of the software by running the following:

$ RNAStructViz --about
==== RNAStructViz v1.2-beta -- CT File Viewer and Structure Comparison Tool ====

ABOUT THIS APPLICATION:
   >> User Manual: https://github.com/gtDMMB/RNAStructViz/wiki
   >> Git Revision: 626d5f2246d1 (626d5f2246d108d464753baaaf7c4f495a3fbef3) [heads/master-168-ga05a11]
   >> Revision Date: Wed Nov 28 16:19:16 2018 -0500
   >> FLTK Library Version: 1.4.0 (API #10400)
   >> Compile-Time FLTK-Config: /home/maxie/RNA-projects/RNAStructViz/src/fltk-config
   >> Cairo Library Version: 1.15.10
   >> Target Platform: Linux (4.15.0-20-generic) [x86_64] @ penguinboxhp
   >> Local Build Time: Wed 28 Nov 2018 04:21:44 PM EST

BUG REPORT INFORMATION:
**Please include a screenshot along with this information in any bug report you submit. New issues with the application can be submitted at https://github.com/gtDMMB/RNAStructViz/issues.**

The output above may not match your results exactly, but the information concerning the application version string and GitHub commit SHA strings (long and shortened hexadecimal strings) are what to check for here.

If you already installed from source, please note that THIS RELEASE is currently the latest stable source for the application. The most recent snapshot of the with-cairo branch should be considered experimental in that occasionally, as development on new features naturally progresses untested bugs may creep in and lead to errors in your user experience. If in doubt, you can check for newer releases at this permanent link.

Recent revision information:

New versions of the software.

Note that these procedures will install from the source code base for what is currently the with-cairo branch of our RNAStructViz software. This branch features a number of improvements and bug fixes from what appears (currently and historically) in the multi-year-old master branch of the software. These updated features include: higher resolution and sharper image quality in the produced arc diagrams using integrated the Cairo drawing library, ability to output the plotted arc diagrams directly to PNG (without the need for intermediate screenshots), aesthetic improvements to the general UI, configuration options and a history of the user's preferences for settings like image save paths and CT file browse paths, as well as miscellaneous bug fixes and patches.

If you have previously downloaded RNAStructViz, or had past issues running this software, PLEASE RE-INSTALL with the more recent branch source!

Credit where it is due.

While the previous revision is a generally good code base, many years passing has led to things like compiler default settings (auto setting of pointer variables to NULL by g++, for example, no longer being default on some Linux distros) changing which then resulted in gradual bug creep into the code. This release has been more thoroughly tested and reviewed by our research team, with special attention by Anna Kirkpatrick, Maxie D. Schmidt, and generous donations of Mac book CPU cycles by Iris Yoon, than the previous revisions and (unofficial) releases of RNAStructViz. Additionally, the grant support of Christine Heitsch has allowed several graduate students to focus on this project over the past months concluding the Fall 2018 school year. The net-net of this attention to the application is an overall improved, more feature rich, and more user friendly experience with the program.