[XtalOpt-devel] Changes to XtalOpt -- action possibly needed

[David Lonie]

Hello all,

I'm about to push some changes to the XtalOpt master branch that will
change the way ssh communication is performed. These changes use
libssh to communicate programmatically with the server, rather than
calling ssh in a new process. Most importantly, this eliminates the
need to set up password-less ssh logins, and is the first step towards
a windows version of XtalOpt.

There is one important change that may need to be made -- libssh does
not work with the bash "~" shortcut. Therefore, make sure that local
and remote paths in the "System settings" tab use the full and
complete paths, e.g.

Incorrect:
~/XtalOpt/mySearch

Correct:
/home/johndoe/XtalOpt/mySearch

It may be necessary to manually edit the xtalopt.state files to make
this change when restarting older runs.

Dave