Download SequenceTree4 (Windows Binary)

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Installation instructions for Windows binary

Note that these instructions have changed slightly with the release of version 4.2.1

Follow these steps to download and install SequenceTree4 on Windows:

• Step 1: Download and extract the most recent file entitled st-*.zip from http://code.google.com/p/sequencetree/downloads/list to a folder with no spaces.

• Step 2: If you do not have Qt with MinGW installed on your system, then you must download some .dll files. Extract http://sequencetree.googlecode.com/files/qt-4.5.0-dlls.zip into the bin directory of SequenceTree. Note that version 4.2.1 of SequenceTree uses Qt 4.5.0 - so you must download these .dlls.

• Step 3: In order to compile ST sequence you must have MinGW installed. To install MinGW, run this program: http://sequencetree.googlecode.com/files/MinGW-5.1.4.exe (Install at least g++ and MinGW make). After these are installed, be sure to add, for example, "c:\mingw\bin" to your path.

• Step 4: Run st4.exe from the bin directory.

• Note: It is also possible to compile sequences using MS Visual C++ (see configuration menu of SequenceTree). However, detailed trouble-shooting instructions are not currently available. I highly recommend using MinGW (although I must admit that I am personally using Microsoft :))

• Report any problems to Jeremy.Magland@gmail.com.

Troubleshooting the installation

If you are able to run SequenceTree, but are having problems compiling any sequences, try the following:

• Install MinGW, and make sure you have c:\MinGW\bin in your PATH environment variable, and select the "MinGW" option from the SequenceTree Tools->Configuration menu.

• It could be that you have a conflict between MinGW and cygwin (especially if you have Siemens IDEA environment installed). If this is the case, then you need to start SequenceTree from an environment that cannot see any cygwin directories. The easiest way to do this is to create a batch file, for example, called run_sequencetree.bat, containing something like this:

---run_sequencetree.bat---

set PATH=c:\MinGW\bin;[other directories, excluding cygwin!]

c:\..\sequencetree\bin\st4.exe

Downloading binary vs. downloading source

It is highly recommended that you download the Windows, prepackaged binary. However, if you want to try to build from source, the source code is available - contact Jeremy Magland.