> These days, the preferred way to compile/install tools on OSX is Homebrew > (http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/). It'd be awesome if someone could create a > "keg" for PDL. Trust me, you really want to use Homebrew instead of MacPorts > if at all possible.
even though i'm a big fan of ruby and huge hater of tcl, i wouldn't necessarily agree. macports has a lot more software available and now provides pre-built binaries for 10.6.x, 10.7.x, and 10.8.x. it's come a long way from constantly melting your computer down to re-build qt4 after some minor patch. macports is also a one-stop shop for updates while with homebrew you need to separately use gem/pip/cpan to update ruby/python/perl modules. some consider that a feature, i do not. it also means that homebrew is not self-contained into /usr/local like macports is into /opt/local. being able to rsync /opt/local to a new machine has come in very handy on a number of occasions. at any rate, there are advantages and disadvantages to both. look at what they are and use what works for you. tim -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | T. E. Pickering, Ph.D. | Southern African Large Telescope | | SALT Astronomer | SAAO | | [email protected] (520) 305-9823 | Observatory Road | | [email protected] +27(0)214606284 | 7925 Observatory, South Africa | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ overflow error in /dev/null _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
