Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:26:54 -0500
From: Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]>
To: Jim Busser <[email protected]>
Cc: MacPorts Users <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: py26-wxpython trouble (even without pgAdmin3)
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On Jun 15, 2010, at 15:23, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
On Jun 15, 2010, at 15:21, Jim Busser wrote:
The variant defaults to gtk (vs carbon) but I don't grasp their
relation to X11.
wxGTK port
This is what the gtk variant uses.
wxMac port
This is what the carbon variant uses.
gtk2, in turn, by default uses X11. gtk2 has no_x11 and quartz
variants which can be used (together? separately? I don't know) to
have gtk2 use Quartz methods instead of X11. But I don't know if
py26-wxpython can use a gtk2 that isn't using X11, or if it can,
whether that's better than using its carbon variant. If you want to
try the no_x11 and/or quartz variants, you probably have to first
uninstall all ports; using those variants is a decision you need to
make at the beginning, before anything is installed.
Please see http://trac.macports.org/ticket/24350 for a more detailed
explanation. The gtk variant is currently the default because the
carbon backend will not build 64 bit, which causes some problems on
Snow Leopard. I see that you sent another post that your attempt to
build the carbon variant is failing, likely for this reason.
Eventually, the wxwidgets/wxpython developers will make a stable
release with cocoa support, and then x11/gtk will not be needed.
HTH,
Jonathan
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