I also run pdl on osx 10.6 with no problems, but without pgplot or any  
OpenGL stuff. In that case it was a simple perl Makefile.PL/make/make  
install.

Ben

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On 25 Jul 2010, at 17:17, Daniel Carrera <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Michiel,
>
> If you volunteer to write install instructions for OS X which are
> current and *correct*, I will be delighted to put them on the page.
>
> It's just that, to an avid writer like me, linking to instructions
> that are 4 years old feels a lot like getting punched in the stomach.
>
> Daniel.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Michiel Lambrechts
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "I think we should just admit that we don't support OS X. In fact, I
>> don't include OS X at all in the install page I wrote."
>>
>> I'm running scikarl on Mac os x 10.5.8. without any problems. Easy
>> install. Includes everything I need.
>> I believe Matthew Kenworthy is working on the latest scikarl release
>> (which I haven't tested yet). I guess he can tell you more.
>>
>> M
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Daniel Carrera  
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've made another update. The most significant change is the  
>>> addition
>>> of an 'install' page:
>>>
>>> http://pdl.perl.org/future/?page=install
>>>
>>> I'll say it right now: This page sucks. I hate it.
>>>
>>> At best, this page is a stop-gag measure until PDL 2.4.7 brings some
>>> installation sanity and someone provides *updated* instructions. The
>>> problem is that the wiki instructions are so grossly incomplete and
>>> out of date. The instructions for Windows say that they only apply  
>>> to
>>> PDL 2.4.3 (!!!!) and the page for OS X only links to Karl's website.
>>> In turn, Karl's website has install files that are **3 years** out  
>>> of
>>> date, and instructions that are **4 years** out of date.
>>>
>>> I think we should just admit that we don't support OS X. In fact, I
>>> don't include OS X at all in the install page I wrote. It's  
>>> depressing
>>> to think that, as bad as it is, this page is actually an improvement
>>> over going to the wiki. At least it doesn't give you umpteen
>>> instructions for Linux, all of which are 3 years old.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I just wanted to be honest about the current status. The  
>>> lack
>>> of updated and correct install instructions is the biggest gaping  
>>> hole
>>> on the website and the documentation. I really hope that PDL 2.4.7
>>> allows us to resolve this pressing issue.
>>>
>>> Daniel.
>>> --
>>> Intolerant people should be shot.
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>
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