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1.3 Where can we find the blast program?

Currently, all standalone blast programs and accessory tools are packaged into a single downloadable archive, and made available to the public at ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/LATEST/. Detailed list of supported platforms (chipset and OS combinations) are listed in Table 1.3.

Table 1.3 Command Line BLAST Archives and Their Target Platform
Archive Name Target Platform Endian
blast-#.#.#-axp64-tru64.tar.gz HP Alpha with tru64 OS Little
blast-#.#.#-ia32-freebsd.tar.gz ia32 PC running FreeBSD OS Little
blast-#.#.#-ia32-linux.tar.gz ia32 PC running Linux OS Little
blast-#.#.#-ia32-solaris.tar.gz ia32 PC running Solaris OS Little
blast-#.#.#-ia32-win32.exe ia32 PC running Windows OS Little
blast-#.#.#-x64-linux.tar.gz X64 PC running 64bit Linux OS Little
blast-#.#.#-mips64-irix.tar.gz 64 bits MIPS processor with IRIX OS Big
blast-#.#.#-ppc64-aix.tar.gz 64 bits PowerPC running IBM AIX OS Big
blast-#.#.#-ppc64-linux.tar.gz 64 bits PowerPC running Linux OS Big
blast-#.#.#-universal-macosx.tar.gz ia32 and PPC running MacOSX Big(ppc)/

Little(ia32)

blast-#.#.#-sparc64-solaris.tar.gz Sparc station running Solaris 10 Big
blast-#.#.#-sparc64-solaris8.tar.gz Sparc station running Solaris 8 Big
blast-#.#.#-x64-linux.tar.gz X64 PC running 64 bit Linux OS Little
blast-#.#.#-x64-win64.exe X64 PC running Windows 2003 Little

Note:

ia32: pentium compatible 32bit chip

X64: Amd64 or em64 chip

Preformatted rpsblast databases are endian-dependent.


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Tao Tao 2006-12-29