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.