I have tried to work on this in the past and would be willing to help
again. My main problem is with the build environment. If I can get
it to build consistently, I can write the bits that are needed for OS
X. What I need is someone who understands autoconf better than I
do. Do you know of *anyone* who has been able to build the latest
beta versions of VPython on OS X, even with Fink and X?
--Dethe
On 4-Oct-06, at 10:44 AM, Joe Heafner wrote:
Hello.
I'm an astronomy/physics instructor who makes heavy use of VPython
(http://www.vpython.org) in teaching introductory calculus-based
physics. Currently, the only way to use VPython under OS X is via
Fink, which indeed works very well. However, we *REALLY• need a
native OS X port that can run without the need for X11. Neither I nor
the original VPython developers are Mac programmers and therein lies
the purpose of my request. Is there a kind soul out there who would
be willing to port VPython so that it runs with the latest Mac native
version of Python (currently 2.5 afaik)? I would be most willing to
help with testing and anything else not related to writing Mac code,
which I currently just can't do. You would be helping the physics
teaching community as well as the Mac and Python communities and
there would certainly be undying gratitude from all of us! If you're
willing to help us out, contact me on list or off list (email in
sig). I would really appreciate it!
Joe Heafner
heafnerj(at)sticksandshadows(dot)com
www(dot)SticksAndShadows(dot)com
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