>In article <20110304161955.LI5T1.94538.root at cdptpa-web16-z02>, > <jyoung79 at kc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Is anyone here using the Python XMP Toolkit? I'm trying to install >> this and having problems. >> > I have no experience with either but I would guess that the two > configure options are for building with Boost installed from MacPorts > (the newer name for DarwinPorts) or from Fink. MacPorts and Fink are > two open-source projects that port and distribute many third-party > packages to Mac OS X. My personal preference is for MacPorts. If you >don't already have the necessary current MacPorts base files installed, > follow the instructions here: http://www.macports.org/install.php > MacPorts installs everything under /opt/local so you will need to add > /opt/local/bin to the front of your shell search PATH. Then you can > pick a Python version (MacPorts will install its own version) and the > Boost variant to go with it: > $ sudo port selfupdate > $ sudo port install python27 > $ sudo port install python_select > $ sudo /opt/local/bin/python_select python27 > $ sudo port install boost +python27 > In fact, MacPorts has a port file for Exempi itself > (http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=exempi) > $ sudo port install exempi > Then, using the MacPorts python you installed, you should be able to > easily install the toolkit. Good luck! > -- > Ned Deily, > nad at acm.org Hi Ned, Thank you very much for your reply. When I get back to work Monday I will give this a try… this looks to be exactly what I needed! Thanks. Jay -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
