We are very pleased to announce the public release of TPP version 4.0.0
(jetstream). Version 4 introduces some major improvements and changes that
all users should be aware of:
* The TPP executable programs are now build as native Windows. All programs
should see some speed increases-- some quite substantial. Our thanks to
Insilicos for donating their windows optimizations from the IPP project and
adding support to make the TPP buildable under mingw.
* The TPP cygwin distribution will be retired: the native windows systems
does not require cygwin (the unix emulation layer for windows.) This
should remove many installation and configuration issues for users and
developers. Cygwin releases will follow mingw for the 4.0.x series to allow
people to continue to use TPP without disrupting their existing workflows,
but the mingw distribution is recommended and will be the focus for
support. The cygwin release will follow shortly.
*mzML support: all TPP programs should be able to use the new format,
developed by a collaboration between HUPO-PSI, SPC, vendors, and others.
*SPC converters no longer require support files (zlib and the Microsoft C++
redistributables); these are included (statically linked) in the
executables. Please note that wolf.exe has been renamed to massWolf.exe to
avoid any confusion.
* windows installer: The TPP 4.0 installer is a native windows program.
This installer will configure and install a webserver, if necessary, as well
as the Perl language. The entire TPP installation is included in one file.
This is a typical windows installer, which can be easily uninstalled through
the typical Windows Control Panel (Add/Remove Programs).
As this represents a large change for the TPP, there are undoubtedly some
rough edges remaining, we decided that the many benefits to this new version
outweigh any downsides of the change.
*known issues and important notes*
- older TPP cygwin versions are strongly recommened to be completely removed
from the system, by exactly following the instructions here:
http://tools.proteomecenter.org/wiki/index.php?title=TPP:Windows_Cygw...
- if C:\Inetpub was created by cygwin before native installation, you may
get an installation error in which the webserver does not start. We are
aware of this and are trying to track it down. In the meanwhile, a
workaround is to move your data out of C:\Inetput\wwwroot, along with any
other custom scripts, programs, or data; remove C:\Inetpub completely, rerun
the native 4.0.0 installer, and reboot. Then, replace your data files.
- some 0-byte tempfiles may be left in the WEBSERVER_TMP directory (C:\tmp)
- currently qualscore may not run unless you manually configure your java
CLASSPATH environmental variables.
Download the TPP version 4.0.0 native windows installer from the Sashimi
SourceForge project file:
Special thanks to:
Brian Pratt at Insilicos for the majority of the native windows conversion
and optimization and the windows installer
Darren Kessner and Matt Chambers for their work on mzML support and
conversion with the PWIZ project (http://proteowizard.sourceforge.net/)
And all other TPP developers and beta testers.
For downloading and installing the Windows cygwin version (when available)
please visit the
following guide on our wiki:
"http://tools.proteomecenter.org/wiki/index.php?title=TPP:User_Documen...
"
For downloading the source code, please go to the following link:
"
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=69281&package_i...
"
or directly from svn: see
http://sashimi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sashimi/tags/release_4-0-0<http://sashimi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/sashimi/tags/release_3-5-4>
Please refer to the readme file in TPP/src as well as the wiki.
Everyone is encouraged to read and contribute to our wiki, at
http://tools.proteomecenter.org/wiki/
The SPC Tools Team: Josh, Luis, and David
