On 1/24/07, Kasper Peeters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I have written a symbolic computer algebra system "Cadabra" which I > know can be compiled on Mac OS X. However, many OS X users ask me > whether there is a way to get it through fink, as this is obviously > much simpler than compiling it from scratch. >
If it can be built from scratch on OS X, then that's a great start! > As I do not have a Mac, I thought to ask for help here. Concretely, > is there anyone here who could help me package this program for fink? > All details and source code are available from > > http://www.aei.mpg.de/~peekas/cadabra/ > > There is a command-line part which should not cause much problems, and > a graphical user interface which uses gtk & gtkmm. The latter should > certainly work with X11.app (someone has done this before) but perhaps > there is by now a way to use gtk natively. Native (Aqua) GTK still isn't mature enough for general use, as far as I know. I already have Debian > packages for Ubuntu Linux, which might be a good starting point. Actually, not as much as you might think--Fink uses a completely different build system. > > Any help is highly appreciated. Thanks! > > Best, > Kasper > > Check out http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/quick-start-pkg/index.php and http://fink.sourceforge.net/doc/packaging/index.php . They'll help you get started. I'm away for a few days, but somebody else on this list will be able to help you move towards a fully operational Fink package. -- Alexander K. Hansen (akh) Fink Documenter (still) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
