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From Phycas
The previous release (version 1.1) can still be downloaded from Version 1.1.2 Download.
Pre-built Phycas distributions are available only for 32-bit Windows and MacOS 10.4 or higher. If you have a different operating system (e.g. Linux), you will need to download the source distribution and build Phycas yourself using the instructions provided at building from source.
Release Notes
- Release notes are included in the manual (see below).
- Bug fixes are described in the BUGS file.
Manual
- Download PhycasManual-1.2.pdf
MacOS 10.4 or higher
- Download the following Phycas-1.2.0-Py2.5.dmg.
- Double-click the DMG file to open, then drag files within to a folder of your choice on your hard drive.
- Optional: drag the Phycas app (blue icon) to your dock to create an alias.
- Double-click the Phycas app (or click the dock alias) to start a special iTerm, which will automatically start Python and load Phycas
If you get errors when starting Phycas, and if you have installed Phycas previously, try deleting the .phycas folder from your home directory. The command for doing this from a Terminal is
rm -rf ~/.phycas
Windows XP/Window Vista/Windows 7
Phycas is a Python application. You must have Python 2.7 installed on your system before installing Phycas on your Windows PC. To find out which version of Python you have, open a console window and type python -V.
Python note: If you have just installed Python on your system, you may have to tell Windows where to find it. See Telling Windows where to find Python for details if Windows says it knows nothing about python or the window closes immediately when you try to run Phycas.
- Download Phycas-1.2.0.py27.win32.zip
The Phycas-1.2.0.py27.win32.zip file originally posted was missing a couple of critical dynamic link library (DLL) files. These files are included in the current zip file, so if you have had problems running Phycas on Windows, we apologize and encourage you to try downloading Phycas again. - Extract the zip file to a folder of your choice on your hard drive.
- Right-drag the phycas.bat batch file to your desktop, and (when you are asked) choose to create a shortcut (note: be sure to create a shortcut on your desktop; do NOT copy or move the batch file!).
- Double-click the shortcut on your desktop to start phycas, or drop a Python script onto the shortcut to run it.
Note: the manual is a little out of date with respect to the manner in which the Windows version is installed. We are no longer using the Windows installer, since the method outlined above (using a simple zip file) is simpler and does not generate any permissions issues. We will fix the manual soon, and then remove this note.
Linux (source distribution)
For linux operating systems, there are no binary packages available and you must build Phycas from source code (but if you use Linux, you are probably used to this). Note, however, that Phycas does not follow the traditional configure/make/make install path, so please read the build instructions provided.
