From: Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@...>
Date: 2004-04-29T23:19:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Install 1.8.1 on Mac OSX

"Ara.T.Howard" <ahoward@fattire.ngdc.noaa.gov> wrote:
[snip] 
> i about to do this on a friends machine too - is this all you you have to do
> on macs?  configure/make?  i know nothing about macs and wondered if
> compiling/installing from the command line would update all required
> databases?  for instance, is there some sort of file association database,
> etc...
> 
> 
> go easy on me - i'm a total mac newbie - any pointers for unix geeks
> appreciated.


I think mac has something named 'darwinports'.. similar to FreeBSD's ports system.
Goto that directory you wish to install and type 'make && make install'
Just a guess.

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Simon Strandgaard