AMRFinderPlus v3.10.20
The database update feature amrfinder -u
or amrfinder -U
was not working for a short time. This is because the format of the dynamically generated HTTP listing of files on ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov was changed by admins, something we didn't know was in the works.
For a day or so (some time on 13-Jan-2022 to 10:41am EST on 14-Jan-2022) versions prior to 3.10.20 would crash if a database update was attempted. We quickly developed and released released a patched version of the software that can handle the changes (3.10.20). In the meantime we realized there was a way to mitigate the issue on the server, so we implemented that as well. As of 10:41am EST on 14-Jan-2022 versions of AMRFinderPlus newer than 3.2 should all work again.
Apologies for the alarmist earlier version of this message. All should be well now, and we are discussing ways to make the system more robust in the future. (Some discussion on issue #70). At this time there is no functional reason to prefer this version over 3.10.18 (other than just wanting to be the cool kid with the latest).