Re: how to make better use of native tools

2007-09-21 Thread David Smoot
I'm not a port expert but I have an opinion... The problem is this: the port system exists to give you access to all this wonderful open source library. Apple likes open source tools but they have no commitment to interoperability or standards. So if you rely on their infrastructure, it may chang

Re: how to make better use of native tools

2007-09-20 Thread Emmanuel Hainry
Citando Daniel Oberhoff : > > Am 16.09.2007 um 16:03 schrieb Yves de Champlain: > > > > I tried that for myself a few years ago and it took just one upgrade to > > break compatibility with OS X provided libxml2 and have me rebuild almost > > everything. So while the idea may seem attractive, i

Re: how to make better use of native tools

2007-09-20 Thread Daniel Oberhoff
Am 16.09.2007 um 16:03 schrieb Yves de Champlain: Le 07-09-15 à 20:06, paul beard a écrit : On 9/15/07, Daniel Oberhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I like using macports to get some stuff with lots of dependencies installed. I wonder though why it is neccessary for example to rebuild n

Re: how to make better use of native tools

2007-09-16 Thread Yves de Champlain
Le 07-09-15 à 20:06, paul beard a écrit : On 9/15/07, Daniel Oberhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I like using macports to get some stuff with lots of dependencies installed. I wonder though why it is neccessary for example to rebuild native tools such as python and perl. Because it tends

Re: how to make better use of native tools

2007-09-15 Thread paul beard
On 9/15/07, Daniel Oberhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I like using macports to get some stuff with lots of dependencies > installed. I wonder though why it is neccessary for example to > rebuild native tools such as python and perl. Because it tends to > cause quite a bit of confusion

how to make better use of native tools

2007-09-15 Thread Daniel Oberhoff
Hi, I like using macports to get some stuff with lots of dependencies installed. I wonder though why it is neccessary for example to rebuild native tools such as python and perl. Because it tends to cause quite a bit of confusion to have several of those around including severel "site" fo