On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 12:51 AM, Carl Makin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Curt, > > On Mon, 8 Sep 2008, Curt, WE7U wrote: > >> I wasn't real happy that most of the libraries installed via >> MacPorts were that many levels down _and_ had version numbers in the >> directory names. How are other pieces of software supposed to be >> able to find them? Perhaps they also got installed into > > These levels are there to support an enable/disable function in the "port" > installer that lets you disable a port on the fly without deinstalling it. > You should only need the /opt/local/[...] includes to pick up everything > that is currently enabled. > >> *) Fink installs go into /sw/lib and /sw/include and not further >> below! >> *) MacPorts installs go into /opt/local/lib and /opt/local/include >> and not further below! >> *) Xastir's autoconf gets modified to handle the first two above. >> *) Xastir's autoconf gets modified to add path flags for the other >> libraries (and perhaps executables that we use). > > This is how it works right now although configure looks in both /sw and /opt > during the one install and will drag libraries from either which could cause > issues. > >> With a small amount of work by us the OSX people could also have an >> easy source install of Xastir. > > When Derrick gets the time to update the port in MacPorts then it will be as > easy as typing "port install xastir" to get it installed. Unfortunately it > looks like the OpenMotif port is unmaintained so the 1.9.4 port uses > Lesstif. >
All I should have to do is approve your port, I think. I will try to deal today. _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
