free to a good home: 3 science ports

2009-05-01 Thread Michael Thon
Greetings all - I'm sorry to say that due to other commitments I have to give up maintainership of the 3 ports that I have been looking after: ncbi_tools EMBOSS mcl ncbi_tools has a bug #19513 that needs to be fixed, otherwise they are low maintenance! cheers Mike __

perl Build.PL

2008-08-16 Thread Michael Thon
I am writing a portfile for the perl module package bioperl. The package uses a Build.PL script instead of Makefile.PL. The script fixes dependencies by installing perl modules with CPAN, and even upgrades CPAN in Mac OS leopard. I know very little about these configuration and build sys

couldn't change working directory to...

2008-08-07 Thread Michael Thon
I am writing a new portfile for a package but I keep getting errors during the installation step: ---> Staging hmmer into destroot ---> Installing hmmer 2.3.2_0 couldn't change working directory to "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ _Users_mike_macports_dports_science_hmmer/work/destroot": no s

port maintainers

2008-08-05 Thread Michael Thon
I am listed as the maintainer for one port - ncbi_tools and I have a few other ports that I would like to submit to the repository. According to the macports guide, I should be using subversion to maintain my ports. You probably don't want me mucking about in your subversion repo until yo

setting environment variables

2008-07-30 Thread Michael Thon
The port of the ncbi_tools package would really benefit from having a couple of environment variables set for users at install time. When I took over the package I asked if there was a way for a Portfile to do this and the answer (at that time) was no. Maybe something has changed since?

Re: can't find expat header

2008-07-29 Thread Michael Thon
the software and see if he has any tips Mike Harry 2008/7/29 Michael Thon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is most probably a bison bug (solved Febr 2008 for OSX). The bison version that comes with XCode is too old. Try using the bison from macports: "sudo port install bison" and try

Re: can't find expat header

2008-07-28 Thread Michael Thon
>> >> This is most probably a bison bug (solved Febr 2008 for OSX). The >> bison version that comes with XCode is too old. Try using the bison >> from macports: "sudo port install bison" and try again. > > And/or "sudo port install flex" since the error mentioned flex. > > If you do get this to com

Re: can't find expat header

2008-07-28 Thread Michael Thon
On Jul 28, 2008, at 7:17 PM, Harry van der Wolf wrote: > You do not tell us whether you are using a cmake or a .configure > config tool, but in case it is an automake .configure tool, you > should use something like: > "export CFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include" > "export CXXFLAGS="-I/opt/local/inc

can't find expat header

2008-07-28 Thread Michael Thon
I'm trying to compile a software package on the command line (not using macports) but I get and error when running configure "Could not find expat header". I have the expat port installed but I guess it is not in a place where my package can find it. Is there anything I can do to get conf

Re: unable to upgrade wine

2008-06-01 Thread Michael Thon
Thanks to the handy instructions on the wiki, I was able to download the Portfile for the previous version of openssl and then get it and wine installed. Now I just upgraded openssl and recompiled wine. All appears to be running smoothly. Cheers Mike ___

unable to upgrade wine

2008-05-31 Thread Michael Thon
Hi all - I get the following error when I try to upgrade the port wine ( :) ) I'm using a macbook with Mac OS 10.5.3. openssl and gcc were both upgraded recently I think. Any idea what the problem is? Cheers Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ sudo port upgrade wine ---> Fetching wine ---> Verify

Re: Checksum failure with ncbi-tools, then missing getfeat.

2008-01-22 Thread Michael Thon
On Jan 22, 2008, at 5:28 PM, Matt Scilipoti wrote: It would be nice if we listed which apps are tested. I expect this would go in http://ncbi_tools.darwinports.com/ and possibly the portfile? It looks like we don't have access to any of the readme files. I have considered making a general inf

Re: Checksum failure with ncbi-tools, then missing getfeat.

2008-01-21 Thread Michael Thon
Hi Matt - Thanks for letting me know about the outdated port. I'm updating it now and I should be able to submit it to trak later today. When it appears in the repository, i'd appreciate it if you test it and give me some feedback. This port is a 'work in progress'. I haven't tested all

problem upgrading gtk2

2007-12-07 Thread Michael Thon
When I try to upgrade gtk2 I get the following error: /bin/sh: line 1: gtkdoc-rebase: command not found and I am unable to upgrade the package. This happens whether I use "sudo port upgrade gtk2" or "sudo port -f upgrade gtk2". "port outdated" says that I have 2.12.1_0 installed and 2.1

Re: mysql5 case sensitivity, starting server etc etc

2007-12-05 Thread Michael Thon
On Dec 5, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: On Dec 5, 2007, at 03:28, Michael Thon wrote: I am having a problem with mysql tables that are created via php occasionally appearing in mysql with lower case names. I now have to solve two problems: 1) how do I restart the sever via the

mysql5 case sensitivity, starting server etc etc

2007-12-05 Thread Michael Thon
Hola - I am having a problem with mysql tables that are created via php occasionally appearing in mysql with lower case names. I now have to solve two problems: 1) how do I restart the sever via the command line? At the moment it starts at boot via the launchctl file. If I issue:

Re: php5 command line

2007-12-05 Thread Michael Thon
On Dec 5, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: On Dec 4, 2007, at 23:49, Michael Thon wrote: Greetings - I am running php5 on Mac OS 10.4 Intel. When I execute a php command line script, php prints the contents of the script on the terminal rather than executing it. If I run the

php5 command line

2007-12-04 Thread Michael Thon
Greetings - I am running php5 on Mac OS 10.4 Intel. When I execute a php command line script, php prints the contents of the script on the terminal rather than executing it. If I run the script with apple's php the script runs fine. the same script also runs ok on a linux box with php 5.

compiling as root?

2007-11-24 Thread Michael Thon
Linux people generally recommend that you do not compile source code with a user that has superuser privileges, which I assume is a guard against possibly malicious commands that may be in the compile scripts. When I install packages with macports (sudo port install xyz) they're compiled

web site login problem

2007-10-13 Thread Michael Thon
I changed my email address in my macports.org profile and now the website won't let me log in. I'm using my new email address as my user id. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to get a password reminder? Cheers ___ macports-users mailing list

p5-xml-sax ParserDetails.ini problem

2007-10-03 Thread Michael Thon
I am getting an error "could not find ParserDetails.ini" when I try to use this perl module. Has anyone else had the same problem? Here is a relevant blurb that I found on the perl-XML web site, though it does not help me to figure out what the problem is: http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/faq/

distcc

2007-09-14 Thread Michael Thon
Is there any to perform distributed compiling with macports? ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users

Re: vncserver with Aqua gui

2007-09-06 Thread Michael Thon
On Sep 6, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: On Sep 6, 2007, at 02:54, Michael Thon wrote: On Sep 6, 2007, at 3:14 AM, Anthony Michael Agelastos wrote: Why use Vine Server when Apple's Remote Desktop does the same thing (is VNC) and is a feature of OS X Tiger? I use TightV

Re: vncserver with Aqua gui

2007-09-06 Thread Michael Thon
32 PM, Lorenz Schori wrote: I use this one: http://www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/server/vineosx/ On 05.09.2007, at 19:24, Michael Thon wrote: Greetings - I am setting up a mac with multiple remote users. The users would like to have access to the standard Mac OS desktop via vnc. From w

Re: vncserver with Aqua gui

2007-09-05 Thread Michael Thon
wrote: I use this one: http://www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/server/vineosx/ On 05.09.2007, at 19:24, Michael Thon wrote: Greetings - I am setting up a mac with multiple remote users. The users would like to have access to the standard Mac OS desktop via vnc. From what I have

vncserver with Aqua gui

2007-09-05 Thread Michael Thon
Greetings - I am setting up a mac with multiple remote users. The users would like to have access to the standard Mac OS desktop via vnc. From what I have found so far on the internet, this might be possible as long as multiple user switching is enabled (which it is). I installed tightvnc

Re: what is an inactive port?

2007-07-27 Thread Michael Thon
Are they useful for something besides backing out of an upgrade? On Jul 27, 2007, at 12:55 PM, Jyrki Wahlstedt wrote: On 27.7.2007, at 13.44, Michael Thon wrote: Could someone explain to me what an inactive port is? Cheers Mike ___ Hi, yo

what is an inactive port?

2007-07-27 Thread Michael Thon
Could someone explain to me what an inactive port is? Cheers Mike ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users

is there an easy way to write CPAN Portfiles?

2007-06-04 Thread Michael Thon
Portfiles for Perl modules from CPAN are really easy to make. While making a portfile I discovered that the package has a list of dependencies and some of those dependencies also have dependencies that are not yet in macports. Now I have a list of at least 10 portfiles that I need to make

Re: Trac account problems (was Re: Call for MacPorts documentation/site effort)

2007-05-21 Thread Michael Thon
I was starting to suspect this too. I tried various things, like doing the account update suggested by macosforge ( http:// www.macosforge.org/?p=5 ) and creating a new account but neither seem to give me write access to the wiki. I can submit tickets to trac though. Mike On May 21, 2

Re: Call for MacPorts documentation/site effort

2007-05-17 Thread Michael Thon
, correct it. Leading in the wiki context is contributing information about what you know. And monitoring the contributions of others. Fred -Original Message- From: Michael Thon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 12:54 AM To: 'James Berry' Cc: 'PortMgr&

Re: Call for MacPorts documentation/site effort

2007-05-10 Thread Michael Thon
Agreed! I don't have the time nor the experience to lead any sort of organized documentation effort but I'd be happy to help out where I can. Is this something that can be done by committee? Or, better yet, wild, wild west style? It is a Wiki afterall :)

problem during com.apple.install with my new Port

2007-05-07 Thread Michael Thon
Hello - I am having trouble with a new Portfile that I'm writing. Here is the relevant part of the debug output: DEBUG: Executing com.apple.install (hmmer) couldn't change working directory to "/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _Users_mike_macports_dports_science_hmmer/work/destroot": no such

Re: web server: macports vs. mac osx server

2007-05-05 Thread Michael Thon
These instructions were pretty helpful in getting apache and php5 running on my mac. Should they be in the wiki? I'm writing down the steps I took to get these apps working (less NeDi). Can I contribute it to the wiki? Mike On Apr 29, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Mark Duling wrote: Michael

creating new env variables in Portfiles

2007-04-29 Thread Michael Thon
Greetings - I would like my Portfile to create new directories and set system wide environment variables. Can anyone showl me the right way to do this or point me to an example? Thanks! Mike ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.m

Re: web server: macports vs. mac osx server

2007-04-29 Thread Michael Thon
Hi Ryan - Thanks for your suggestions. Since I will be admin-ing my own machines I want to keep things as simple as possible. I'm planning to buy Mac Pro for my web server so I can dispense with the rack hardware, thus my need to decide whether to buy OSX Server- its an extra 500 euro t

web server: macports vs. mac osx server

2007-04-29 Thread Michael Thon
Hi All - I'm setting up my research computing environment at a new university and I'm thinking of buying all apple hardware and running Mac OS X rather than linux, as I have done in the past. I have been tinkering with macports for a while on my macbook and it seems to be a great way to ma

xsane

2006-12-08 Thread Michael Thon
I successfully installed xsane and it recognized my scanner but the scanned images are full of artifacts - wide vertical lines and spots. I also got xsane working in ubuntu linux, installed in Parallels and it works fine. I compared the contents of the files / opt/local/etc/sane.d/umax* (i