Installation notes

  • Windows

   1. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions

  • Linux: 

1. Give the downloaded file execute permissions (e.g. chmod u+x bcl-VERSION-Linux-x86_64.sh

2. In order to run the executable, please also add {install_path}/bin to you PATH variable on windows and {install_path}/lib to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH on Linux

  • Mac OS X
    1. Copy the BCL folder from the disk image to a convenient location, for example, /Applications
    2. Place the license (obtainable from http://bclcommons.vueinnovations.com/) for the bcl applications in the BCL folder

    Usage:
      1. Open a terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal)
      2. Run the bcl from any directory from the terminal, e.g. type
         /Applications/BioChemicalLibrary-2.4.0/bcl
         in the terminal
        
  • General Help:
    To learn more about an application, type: /Applications/BioChemicalLibrary-2.4.0/bcl ApplicationName -readme
    To learn about the options (flags/parameters) for e.g. Jufo, type /Applications/BioChemicalLibrary-2.4.0/bcl Jufo -help






Download the BCL to get this and many other applications
Windows x86 (32-bit) Linux x86_64 (64-bit) Mac OS X 10.4 or greater
bcl-2.4.0-Windows-x86.exe bcl-2.4.0-Linux-x86_64.sh bcl-2.4.0.dmg
To run bcl applications, you will need a license from VUInnovations
The license is free for academic users, fee for commercial use