> If we don't already have a section in the Guide explaining how to compile > software outside of MacPorts using dependencies from MacPorts (i.e. by > setting CFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, LDFLAGS, PKG_CONFIG_PATH) then that would be a good > thing to add.
While I continue on my “try to make MacPorts approachable for common users” rampage … wouldn’t it be cool if there was a simple shell script that came with MP that did this, prepopulated with the macports prefix. It would set all those envvars, then call your command. Then you could: cd mysoftwarepackage usemacports ./configure usemacports make sudo make install Then you’d have all the magic of homebrew’s “it just works!” and still have the package isolation of MacPorts. Ken
