On 11/20/2011 11:41 AM, Mr. Puneet Kishor wrote:
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.
We're always looking for volunteers. If you have any problems building PDL for macports, please file bug reports as the goal is to build out of the box for the major perl platforms.
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.
I'm glad you found a solution to your install problems. Cheers, Chris _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
