Don Gilbert wrote:
DG> These include runtime reference resolution such that I can
DG> potentially make readseq a portable component that any non-programmer
DG> or interested biologist could drop into an application container
DG> and link together with other program parts to form a new
DG> application. This is part of what Java Beans is about. One
DG> can't do this with C++ or C code. It is something new and
DG> potentially very enabling for the average scientist or
DG> bioinformatician.
I don't understand this comment. What is wrong with the function
libraries in the old fashion way? With readseq already being quite
portable (right?), it should be easy enough to build a library with
it.
I have successfully used SEQIO by James Knight
(http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~knight/seqio.html) which is
distributed as a source file that you compile together with your
program (somewhat less efficient than having a separate library), and
it works excellent.
Best regards,
Lars
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Lars Arvestad Dept. of Numerical Analysis and Computing Science
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
