Hi Michiel,

If you volunteer to write install instructions for OS X which are
current and *correct*, I will be delighted to put them on the page.

It's just that, to an avid writer like me, linking to instructions
that are 4 years old feels a lot like getting punched in the stomach.

Daniel.


On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Michiel Lambrechts
<[email protected]> wrote:
> "I think we should just admit that we don't support OS X. In fact, I
> don't include OS X at all in the install page I wrote."
>
> I'm running scikarl on Mac os x 10.5.8. without any problems. Easy
> install. Includes everything I need.
> I believe Matthew Kenworthy is working on the latest scikarl release
> (which I haven't tested yet). I guess he can tell you more.
>
> M
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Daniel Carrera <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I've made another update. The most significant change is the addition
>> of an 'install' page:
>>
>> http://pdl.perl.org/future/?page=install
>>
>> I'll say it right now: This page sucks. I hate it.
>>
>> At best, this page is a stop-gag measure until PDL 2.4.7 brings some
>> installation sanity and someone provides *updated* instructions. The
>> problem is that the wiki instructions are so grossly incomplete and
>> out of date. The instructions for Windows say that they only apply to
>> PDL 2.4.3 (!!!!) and the page for OS X only links to Karl's website.
>> In turn, Karl's website has install files that are **3 years** out of
>> date, and instructions that are **4 years** out of date.
>>
>> I think we should just admit that we don't support OS X. In fact, I
>> don't include OS X at all in the install page I wrote. It's depressing
>> to think that, as bad as it is, this page is actually an improvement
>> over going to the wiki. At least it doesn't give you umpteen
>> instructions for Linux, all of which are 3 years old.
>>
>> Anyway, I just wanted to be honest about the current status. The lack
>> of updated and correct install instructions is the biggest gaping hole
>> on the website and the documentation. I really hope that PDL 2.4.7
>> allows us to resolve this pressing issue.
>>
>> Daniel.
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