In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Heather Madrone) wrote:
> At 09:45 PM 11/14/2002 -0500, Kee Hinckley wrote: > Two possibilities. > > >1. You're used to some version of make which does cpan installs? > > > > sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell > > install xxx > > I'm used to ActivePerl's ppm, which looks and feels a lot like ftp. > No need to make anything. Unix-style makefiles are not common > on Windows these days. In fairness, this is because Windows developers/users essentially gave up trying to get stuff to build, and instead distribute prebuilt binaries. We've not yet gotten to that point on Mac OS X, because for the most part, as long as you have the most recent developer tools, it Just Works. > >More to the point though, if you haven't installed the developer package, > >you don't have a make at all--that may be your problem. > > Which developer package would that be? The Developer Tools CD. It comes with standalone copies of Mac OS X, as well as most "pro" line computers (including the PowerBook). If you don't have it, check /Applications/Installers/. Also, look to http://connect.apple.com/ and get a free ADC account, so you can download all the latest Developer Tools disk images when they are released. I understand part of your frustration, but as far as development goes (sorry, not much that I know of that can be done about network disks not cleanly unmounting; I have similar problems that I learn to deal with in various ways ... sometimes force-relaunching the Finder helps, sometimes not), if you stick with it, I think you'll find it in the end to be more rewarding than Microsoft (unless you really like the GUI development tools that are more scarce on Mac OS X). Good luck, -- Chris Nandor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pudge.net/ Open Source Development Network [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://osdn.com/
