Chandler Release: 0.7.2

Important -- Please Read!
You need to follow these Instructions *IF* you are upgrading from a version of Chandler older than 10 May 2007.

This version of Chandler has been changed in such a way that it is no longer compatible with older Chandler data. This includes data that has been published to a Cosmo Sharing Account.

For details please read this email posting about what you need to do BEFORE you install/run this version of Chandler.

Please use the Export Collections and Settings option to save any data BEFORE running this new checkpoint.

Please refer to the Home Page for information on known bugs, future plans, volunteering and where to go for further documentation.

If you run into problems, please see Reporting Bugs.

Compatibility Notes

Our Linux binaries packaged as gzipped tar archive are built on a Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, aka Dapper Drake. Our Linux Debian archive is built on Ubuntu 7.10, aka Gutsy Gibbon. They are unlikely to run under any other configuration. To build Chandler yourself, see Building Chandler.
The OS X binaries have been tested on Panther (10.3), Tiger (10.4 PPC and Intel).
The Windows binaries have only been tested on Windows XP.

What Should I Download?

This software is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and other U.S. law, and may not be exported or re-exported to certain countries (currently Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria) or to persons or entities prohibited from receiving U.S. exports (including Denied Parties, Specially Designated Nationals, and entities on the Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List or involved with missile technology or nuclear, chemical or biological weapons).

There are a few different types of Chandler distribution files that are available in this release; choose the one that's right for you:

End-users' distributions: If you just want to use Chandler, this distribution contains everything you need -- just download, unpack, and run! Please select one of the following: Linux | Mac OS X | Windows
Debug distributions: If you're a developer and want to run Chandler in debugging mode, this distribution contains debug versions of the binaries. Please select one of the following: Linux | Mac OS X | Windows
Source code distribution: If you want to compile everything yourself, including the Python interpreter and all required libraries, this download contains the entire source tree. A gzip'd tar file of this release is available here (if using Mac OS X, please unpack the file with gnutar instead of tar), and instructions for building Chandler from source are at Building Chandler.
List of all downloads: A listing of all downloadable files from this milestone (and their check-sums in MD5 and SHA-1) is available here.

End-Users' Distribution: Linux

Compressed Image (*.tar.gz)

Note: This binary is built for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, aka Dapper Drake. Other platforms may have to build from source.

Download Chandler_linux_0.7.2.tar.gz to a directory on your computer. Change your shell's current directory to the directory you copied the file to, and unpack the distribution by typing the following:

   tar zxf Chandler_linux_0.7.2.tar.gz

This will create a Chandler_linux_0.7.2 subdirectory. Cd into that directory:

   cd Chandler_linux_0.7.2

Run Chandler:

   ./chandler

End-Users' Distribution: Mac OS X

Download one of the following to to your desktop, double-click it, and it will unpack the Chandler application. Drag the Chandler application icon to your desktop or somewhere else on your filesystem.

OS X (Power PC Processor) (Chandler_osx_0.7.2.1.dmg)
OS X (Intel Mac Processor) (Chandler_iosx_0.7.2.dmg)

Next, double-click the Chandler application icon.

End-Users' Distribution: Windows

Download Chandler_win_0.7.2.exe, install it by double-clicking on the installer using Windows file explorer. Again, using the file explorer, double-click on chandler.exe in the directory you installed Chandler into.

Debug Distribution: Linux

Compressed Image (*.tar.gz)

Note: This binary is built for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, aka Dapper Drake. Other platforms may have to build from source.

Download Chandler_linux_debug_0.7.2.tar.gz and save it to disk. Change your shell's current directory to the location you saved the file and unpack the distribution via:

   tar zxf Chandler_linux_debug_0.7.2.tar.gz

This will create a Chandler_linux_debug_0.7.2 subdirectory. Cd into that directory:

   cd Chandler_linux_debug_0.7.2

Run Chandler:

   ./chandlerDebug

Debug Distribution: Mac OS X

OS X (Power PC Processor) (Chandler_osx_debug_0.7.2.1.dmg)
OS X (Intel Mac Processor) (Chandler_iosx_debug_0.7.2.dmg)

Next, double-click the Chandler application icon.

Debug Distribution: Windows

Download Chandler_win_debug_0.7.2.exe, install it by double-clicking on the installer using Windows file explorer. Again, using the file explorer, double-click on chandler.exe in the directory you installed Chandler into.