On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Benjamin Schuster-Boeckler
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I also run pdl on osx 10.6 with no problems, but without pgplot or any
> OpenGL stuff. In that case it was a simple perl Makefile.PL/make/make
> install.
>

Exactly. My sense is that if I turn off the complicated dependencies
in perldl.conf, PDL will be a 3-click install.


> Ben
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 25 Jul 2010, at 17:17, Daniel Carrera <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 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 out of date.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 date, and instructions that are **4 years** out of date.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.
>>>> --
>>>> Intolerant people should be shot.
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