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From: Pacci Evaristo, Felipe Fabricio (felipepacci_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 14 2020 - 11:27:17 CST

Hi John,

I will install the Big Sur version and test it. Thanks again for your help!
I really appreciate it!

Best,

Felipe.

On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 10:56 AM John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
> They are "alpha" versions, which is to say, less finished and/or
> less stable than "beta" versions. Since I had to compile these using
> pre-release versions of FLTK and Tcl/Tk, to get updates and bug fixes
> required for compatibility MacOS Big Sur and the new ARM64 hardware
> even if VMD was stable, the underlying GUI toolkit codes used for
> these builds are not yet at the same degree of stability and testing
> as the rest of VMD is.
>
> Best,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 10:37:03AM -0500, Pacci Evaristo, Felipe Fabricio
> wrote:
> > Hi John,
> > Wonderful! Thank you so much for doing that!
> > Are the new macOS versions posted the final  ones or beta tests for
> now?
> > Thanks,
> > Felipe.
> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 3:12 AM John Stone <[1]johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear VMD-L,
> > Â I have just posted new test builds of VMD compiled with
> > developmental FLTK cross-platform GUI libraries and Tcl/Tk
> > versions that appear to run correctly on the latest
> > MacOS Big Sur operating system.
> >
> > Beyond just the usual 64-bit build for Intel x86, I've
> > also posted the first build of VMD that runs natively
> > on the new Apple ARM-based "M1" Mac models:
> > Â [2]https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/alpha/
> >
> > Since both versions are compiled from literally the latest
> > available developmental versions of FLTK, Tcl/Tk, there could
> > be new bugs that didn't affect prior test builds.
> >
> > I expect to post a new 64-bit Windows build as soon as I
> > complete building and testing a new Windows installer compilation.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Â John Stone
> > Â [3]vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> >
> > --
> > NIH Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics
> > Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
> > University of Illinois, [4]405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
> > [5]http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~johns/Â Â Â Â Â Â Phone:
> 217-244-3349
> > [6]http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/Â Â Â
> >
> > --
> > Felipe Fabricio Pacci Evaristo
> > Mobile: +1(773)569-2978
> > Email: [7]felipepacci_at_gmail.com
> > Skype: felipepacci
> >
> > References
> >
> > Visible links
> > 1. mailto:johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> > 2. https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/alpha/
> > 3. mailto:vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> > 4.
> https://www.google.com/maps/search/405+N.+Mathews+Ave,+Urbana,+IL+61801?entry=gmail&source=g
> > 5. http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~johns/
> > 6. http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
> > 7. mailto:felipepacci_at_gmail.com
>
> --
> NIH Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics
> Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
> University of Illinois, 405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
> http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~johns/ Phone: 217-244-3349
> http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
> 

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*Felipe Fabricio Pacci Evaristo*
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