The latest version of PDL available on Macports is 2.4.6, and it installed very easily. Actually, the first time I tried to install it, there was a problem with pdlcore.h. I filed a ticket. Am not sure if the ticket was addressed or not, but I tried it again a few days later, and it installed easily and cleanly. I also wanted PDL::NetCDF, but it was not available on Macports; the other netcdf module was available. In any case, PDL::NetCDF installed really easily even though I had to download the code and compile it.
Macports has now a new capability added to it... the ability to add pre made binaries. If macports determines that the client computer is compatible with an existing binary, just the binary is downloaded an activated without need to download the source code and compile it. Saves a lot of time. My suggestion -- move the Mac PDL effort from SciPDL to macports, which would download and activate the pre-built binary where appropriate, or build PDL from scratch for other instances. I discovered Macports a few months ago, and have really enjoyed my experience. Until then, I insisted on compiling all my software, but it really was a needless exercise in pain. I also realize there are alternatives to Macports (Homebrew, Fink, etc.), however, my experience is limited to Macports, and from just reading about, I find their approach better. For example, they don't use anything from the system installed software. Either an existing Perl is used, or, if a particular port is really finicky about perl versions, a perl specific to the port can also be used. In short, being able to install PDL via macports helped me get on with the science problems instead of spending too much time on the installing problems. -- Puneet Kishor _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
