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Package request: ChimeraX

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Description

Package name

ChimeraX

Package homepage

https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/

Description

ChimeraX is a molecular visualization program which is free and by far more advanced than PyMol.

Does the requested package meet the package requirements?

Compiled

Is the requested package released?

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the ChimeraX homepage linked in the request and inspect how the released compiled program is distributed. Then determine the Void package entry point and build requirements; done means ChimeraX is available as a Void package and satisfies the stated compiled and released requirements.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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