BiNA Downloads

Current Version

Can be downloaded from

http://fred.bioinf.uni-sb.de/BiNA

Running BiNA

1. Ensure that Suns JRE 6.0 (Java 6.0) is installed correctly. (You can download it from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.)
   
2. Extract the downloaded BiNA version.. (A directoy called BiNA_xxx will be created)
3. Enter the new directory.
• Microsoft Windows users:
1. Start BiNA by double-clicking at the BiNA.bat file.
2. If BiNA doesn't start, make sure that the JRE 6.0 is the default java distribution or edit the BiNA.bat file using Notepad. (Open the directory in your Windows Explorer and right-click on the BiNA.bat file. Open it in a text-editor like Notepad and adjust your Java path.)
• Unix users:
1. Start BiNA using "./bina.sh"
2. Have a look at the bina.sh file, how you can alter your available memory.
• Macintosh users:
• I am sorry to tell you, that there exists no JRE 6.0 for PowerMacs. If you have an Mac with an Intel processor you have two possibilities:
1. Register for a developer account at http://developer.apple.com/ and download a preversion or
   
2. Use the FreeBSD Java 6.0 Port from http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/ .
   

Installation of additional plugins

1. If you never started BiNA before, run BiNA once to create local directory stuctures in your home.
2. Copy the plugin zip-file into HOME/.bina/.plugins
3. Extract the  zip-file. (A directory like "org.bina.xyz..." will be created).
4. Run BiNA again to check if the plugin was found and installed without warnings or exceptions. (Displayed in the shell.)
• On errors check if all plugin-dependencies are satisfied. (Normally found in the documentation.)