Which version of BLAST is prepared for Cygwin?
I tried to compile ncbi-blast-2.2.26+-src.tar.gz under Cygwin 1.7.13. The compilation stopped at "checking python" at first. After python was installed, the compilation stopped at "checking python2.4" after "checking python2.3". I failed to finish the compilation.
When I run "uname -a", I got "CYGWIN_NT-5.1 acer 1.7.13(0.260/5/3) 2012-04-05 12:43 i686 Cygwin". I think that ncbi-blast-2.2.26+-3.i686.rpm (159MB) was prepared for Cygwin (there is a command rpm under Cygwin). Is that right? Has anyone succeed in installing BLAST under Cygwin? (The bandwidth of my network is a bit narrow, so I want to make sure it works before downloading.)