On Dec 22, 2009, at 4:44 AM, Christopher Brewster wrote: > As a relative newcomer to trying to use Macports, I would like to understand > the following: > - when requesting something to be installed (in my case Matplotlib) why does > it install Python as I have Python already installed separately (directly > from Python.org)?
http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#ownlibs > - do the multiple installations of python cause problems? probably not, you just have to remember which python you're using (with careful ordering of your $PATH or using the full path to python for example). > - why is GCC 4.3 installed when the computer already comes with GCC 4.2? It isn't always installed, it was probably installed because you tried to install something that requires gcc-4.3 > - If I install something with easy_install does that play nice with the > Macport installations? You will probably be happier if you use MacPorts to install everything - it can't help you with things you install yourself outside of MacPorts (for example: if you did install something that linked to MacPorts provided software, MacPorts doesn't know this and will let you remove the software that your external software depends on without warning you) -- Daniel J. Luke +========================================================+ | *---------------- [email protected] ----------------* | | *-------------- http://www.geeklair.net -------------* | +========================================================+ | Opinions expressed are mine and do not necessarily | | reflect the opinions of my employer. | +========================================================+ _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users
