On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 16:47, Brian Austin wrote: > First, > Would you please comment on the ease and feasibility of using an OS X > machine to develop software for linux. > > Let me explain why I ask. I'm a novice developer of scientific software. > I'm interested in using OS X as my development environment for a number > of reasons that probably arent very interesting to you, (but really its > because i want to watch dvd's when i'm not developing and that's a big > hassle and maybe not even legal on linux). However, I have to use a linux > cluster for all of my calculations. > > So, I want to use an OS-X machine, but the software I write has to be able > to compile and run on other linux machines.
Pretty much all of the sofware that is available under fink comes from the linux world, so it definitely should be possible to do. Most of the packages that I've seen have a configuration script that gets run to figure out the system features, including the architecture and OS, before building anything. > > Second, > i would like to clarify my understanding of what fink is. > I've read through the web sight, and there, it seems like 'fink' is used > with several different meanings. > > My understaning is this: > The 'fink project' develops and maintains the 'fink distribution'. > The 'fink distribution' includes the 'fink program' as well as binaries > and sources for open source software that has been ported by the 'fink > project' to OS X. > The 'fink program' is a collection of utilities for managing (and > compiling?) software in the 'fink distribution'. > Would someone confirm or correct that for me? That seems more or less accurate--although I tend to think of the 'fink program' as referring to the actual executable called 'fink'. > > Thanks - > Brian Austin > -- > __________________________________________________________ > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > One click access to the Top Search Engines > http://www.exactsearchbar.com/mailcom > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
