Compile PyMol Source Code

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∟Compile PyMol Source Code

This section provides a tutorial on how to download PyMol open source edition source code and compile it on macOS. Compilation failed with 'GL/glew.h' file not found.

If you want to install the open source edition of PyMol from source code, you can try these steps:

1. Go to PyMol GitHub repository at github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source.

2. Click "Clone or Download > Download ZIP". A ZIP file will be downloaded and unzip in your ~/Download directory.

3. Go to downloaded source directory ~/Download/pymol-open-source-master. And verify source code files.

4. Run the following command to try to compile the code:

herong$ cd ~/Download/pymol-open-source-master
herong$ python setup.py install --prefix=~/pymol

running install
running build
running build_py
running build_ext
building 'pymol._cmd' extension
cc -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -dynamic -arch x86_64 ...
c++ -std=c++11 -arch x86_64 -arch i386 -pipe -D_PYMOL_LIBPNG ...
layer0/os_gl.h:68:9: fatal error: 'GL/glew.h' file not found
#include<GL/glew.h>
        ^~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
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