Just an update on this issue. It sounds like they are both responsive and making progress. Mark, you probably received the same email as I did:
> I've got good news. Currently it looks like I got it working from > /opt/Z88Aurora by using MacPorts to install all relevant libs. > There are just some icons missing and I'll have to clean the /opt/Z88Aurora > folder from all unnecessary MacPorts files to get it down in size, but then > we should be able to release a version which does not interfere with > MacPorts. > And a whole lot of testing has to be made as well :-( This will take its > time. > > I'll get in touch with you when I'm finished. > > P.S. Another MacPorts user, with whom you are in contact through macports > mailing list, also got this email. I just haven't found the time to search > through these lists and create an account of my own, so please share this > information if he does not. > > Kind regards from Bayreuth, --Adam On Jun 11, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Adam Dershowitz Ph.D., P.E. <de...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > I just want to add, that I have now had a few emails with Z88 support as > well. While it seems that he is not the primary developer, and English is > not his native language (and I speak no German), he has been very > understanding and supportive. I concur that they now do understand the > problem and have said that they are going to fix it. Probably by moving all > of their required libraries into the same directory structure as they have > for their application, instead of having two different installers into two > different locations (one of which is /opt/local). > They do a bunch of testing of their functionality before they do releases, so > it might be a little while before they get things fixed and released. > But, I am looking forward to trying Z88 out. > > --Adam > > > > On Jun 11, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Brethen, Mark Douglas. (MSFC-ER41)[ESSSA] > <mark.bret...@nasa.gov> wrote: > >> Received another response from the z88 developer this morning, and it looks >> like they are going to resolve the problem one way, or another. I did follow >> up with his question in regard to running z88 without using their GTK+ >> package, and mentioned the outdated png library. There may be other issues >> as well, such as missing fonts and icons, etc. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Z88Aurora Support [mailto:z88aur...@uni-bayreuth.de] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:06 AM >> To: Brethen, Mark Douglas. (MSFC-ER41)[ESSSA] >> Subject: AW: conflict with macports >> >> Dear Mr. Brethen, >> >> I just tried to install MacPorts and GTK+ after Z88Aurora, which resulted in >> overwriting most of the GTK+ 2.0 files used for Z88. >> But Z88Aurora still runs perfectly, just some icons are missing. >> Have you tried running Z88Aurora without using our GTK4Z88 package? Just >> install GTK2 via MacPorts and try for yourself, maybe it helps. >> >> Another issue regarding GTK3 exists, which results in Z88Aurora not working >> at all. So if you have GTK3 installed, it is not possible to run Z88Aurora >> without massive errors. >> >> Again, there is a much more simple approach to run Z88Aurora while not >> breaking MacPorts: use two /opt/local directories and just rename them >> before you run the software. >> For Z88Aurora, rename >> /opt/local to /opt/local_macports >> and >> /opt/local_Z88 to /opt/local >> (Or use aliases) >> For Macports vice versa...you just can't use macports and Z88Aurora the same >> time. >> >> We are looking into the problem and may be solving this issue with the next >> release, but this will take some months to become available to the public. >> >> I hope this was of some help to you. >> >> Kind regards from Germany, >> >> S. Hautsch >> Support Z88Aurora >> Lehrstuhl für Konstruktionslehre und CAD Universität Bayreuth >> Universitätsstraße 30 >> 95447 Bayreuth >> E-Mail: z88aur...@uni-bayreuth.de >> Internet: www.z88.de >> >> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >> Von: Brethen, Mark Douglas. (MSFC-ER41)[ESSSA] [mailto:mark.bret...@nasa.gov] >> Gesendet: Dienstag, 10. Juni 2014 15:04 >> An: Z88Aurora Support >> Betreff: Re: conflict with macports >> >> Hello, >> >> Macports is a package manager similar to those used on linux systems. Mac >> users can install and maintain all sorts of open-source software. For >> instance, I have already used it to maintain a GTK+ package on my mac. Files >> written into the MacPorts prefix (/opt/local by default) by 3rd-party >> software leads to errors and could necessitate reinstalling macports. >> >> Please consider either to move the location of the libraries (e.g. >> /opt/z88), and require your own GTK+ package, or to use the newer versions >> of the libraries, so that a Macports install with up-to-date libraries would >> cover it. Then the extra install would be optional. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> > > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
