On Sep 7, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Douglas Bates wrote:
I would like to install gnucash on a Macbook running OS X 10.5.4. It appears that I would need either Fink or Darwinports installed to install gnucash. Because my past experiences with Fink have not been positive I am considering installing Darwinports. However, I notice that they want me to override many system libraries with their versions of the libraries (http://gnucash.darwinports.com/install/ ). Am I likely to cause problems with R running on this system if I do so?
As long as you are using CRAN binary you should be fine (also assuming that you [or DarwinPorts] won't mess with DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH). Problems start when DP installs any compilers and puts them on the PATH. Even more problems start if you try to use the R build from DP. Mixing R and DP for packages is not a good idea. In general, make sure you have control over your startup files so you can enable/disable DP at will (this also applies to Fink).
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