Actual release of Formol is 0.4
Formol is available as source or binary package (TXZ for Slackware)
What is Formol ?
Formol is a command-line molar weight calculator.
Requirements
There is no specific requirement for compiling Formol from source. A C++ compilator with its standard library is all what you need. It should compile on most of the platform (tested on x86 and PPC). Binary package are compiled for specific platform, watch the filename.
How does it work ?
Just type on the command-line `formol' following by a chemical formula. You can use brackets, coefficients and any of the first 109 elements of the periodic table. See Documentation for more information on syntax.
Examples:
$ formol CH3CH2OH
46.069
$ formol EtOH
46.069
$ formol Si[OEt]4
208.33
$ formol PhSi[OMe]3
198.294