Hey Mark. I am will be attempting build on OSX without mac ports and also on CentOS 5 in the next day or so. I am not a fan of MacPorts myself and build my own software for the mac. I generally don't like or trust system built software. OSX can be a difficult platform since you need to ensure none of the universally built code is getting linked with your build. On top of it some of the dependencies are themselves challenging to compile on this platform. I'll let you know how I make out.
Regards, David On 23-Mar-09, at 8:02 AM, Mark Carter wrote: > > > > On 18 Mar, 08:47, John Wiegley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The advantage here is that you don't have to build Boost, don't have >> to install MacPorts to get GMP and MFPR, don't have to do >> anything. A >> multi-hour confusing build process is eliminated, and you can just >> run >> Ledger right away. > > Amen to that! I have always encountered one problem or another > compiling it on Ubuntu or OS X. I think you are/were using a very > recent version of one of the libraries that isn't in Ibex, for > example. So I had decided to push Ledger into the background and wait > for Jaunty to come out. I'm tempted to take 3.0 out for a spin on OS X > to see what's it's like. > > My problem is that I can't work out which OS I like best. I like OS X, > but MacPorts is imperfect, and there seems too many ways to do one > thing (there seems to be umpteen versions of Python one can use from > various sources). Ubuntu has some advantages over OS X in some ways. I > had Firefox running on OS X, and also displayed on OS X from my Ibex > box via ssh -X. Man'o'man, those Ubuntu boys have got a long way to go > before they even get close to the polish of OS X. I also like > Slackware. It's got a very zippy feel to it. The problem with > Slackware is, after ages trying to install yet one more dependency, I > think to myself "why am I punishing myself like this". > > >> Let me know if this works for others. > > I have managed to get it working. I had taken a look at ledger in the > past, but rejected it on account of it not doing exactly what I > wanted. Given the news that it has had a major revamp, I am keen to > re- > evaluate it. Keep up the good work, John, I appreciate what you're > doing for the open-source community.
