On 5 Oct 2009, at 11:59, James Laver wrote:
Thanks for adjusting my .bash_profile without warning. I really needed you to dunk a $PATH-modifying line at the bottom of it. There's nothing more refreshing than trying to run some perl code only to discover it can't find the module you know you installed just yesterday. Because why would anyone change their $PATH from the default? that might imply actually using a mac like a useful development machine.
Ah, MacPorts. Is that the one that's like Debian but with no quality control, or the one that's like the unholy lovechild of Gentoo and FreeBSD but with no quality control? These crack-induced OSX port packaging systems all blend into one homogenous ball of suck for me.
The basic problem is that you are under the illusion that OSX is a useful Unix system. Admittedly, it's better than most commercial Unices, but that's only because the bar to entry is so low. Heck, just taking X11 out and shooting it is a good way to improve a Unix. Shame they then cocked up and provided an optional X11.app anyway.
The low-stress solution is of course to throw VMWare or a second machine and your favourite freenix at the problem. And then you can discover hates-hardware instead.
