Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of DownloadMacOSX

Timestamp:

05/03/12 20:05:07 (13 months ago)

Author:

bennie

Comment:

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DownloadMacOSX

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 **Wx Tests:** There will be a point where you are compiling Wx. The tests for Wx involve generating many window primitives. These tests will fail if they are run inside of a gnu-screen or ssh session. (The error message might be a bit strange: stating issues creating the clipboard because of permissions.) Additionally, during the test cycle many of the tests will grab focus on the UI. This will make your system unusable for a short period of time. Let the tests run. If you try to quit out of them, you will cause the tests to fail and it will halt the compile.
 
-== Opt #1 - Installation with Citrus Perl ==
+== Option 1 - Installation with Citrus Perl ==
 
 Cirtus Perl is a portable distribution of perl that has pre-built Wx binaries and integration. A shortened form of installation instructions is below. Refer to the installation instructions on the download page below if you want full details.
@@ -55 +55 @@
 }}}
 
-== Opt #2 - Installation with Mac Ports ==
+== Option 2 - Installation with Mac Ports ==
 
 Mac Ports is a project to provide many GNU and Open Source utilities to OsX. It packages and installs them in `/opt/local`.
@@ -82 +82 @@
 }}}
 
-== Opt #3 - Compiling a Perl with Perl Brew ==
+== Option 3 - Compiling a Perl with Perl Brew ==
 
 We are attempting to automate the process using the bin/padre-brew.pl [http://bit.ly/oiME1I available here].
@@ -121 +121 @@
 Reading up on installation using [wiki:DownloadNetBSD pkgsrc] may also help.
 
+=== Checking what versions you currently have ===
+
+If you have trouble you can check which version of wxWidgets you have:
+{{{
+$ perl -MWx -le'print  "Wx Version: $Wx::VERSION " . Wx::wxVERSION_STRING()'
+}}}
+and on Mac: 
+{{{
+$ wxPerl -MWx -le'print  "Wx Version: $Wx::VERSION " . Wx::wxVERSION_STRING()'
+}}}
+We use Wx 0.87 and wxWidgets 2.8.8 so you probably should have those (or newer) too.
+
 == Installation from CPAN ==
 
@@ -133 +145 @@
 Padre has a LOT of prerequisites. You're likely to run into some problems with tests failing. IPC::Run3 was a particular problem due to its prerequisites, but a later individual install worked fine. Just make your way through them all, and 'force notest install $module' as needed. Once you've got padre installed you start it by running /usr/local/bin/padre.
 
-=== Variation #1 - Taking the lazy way ===
-
-If you're lazy and enjoy taking risks... the easiest way to install on OSX may be (there will be some test failures - which you'll have to force install, including Padre itself, due to wxPerl issues): 
-
-{{{
-cpan Alien::wxWidgets
-wxPerl -MCPAN -eshell
- $ install Padre
-}}}
-and then replace the /usr/local/bin/padre script with the updated version at http://padre.perlide.org/trac/browser/trunk/Padre/script/padre
-
-After installing Alien::wxWidget there are new versions of wx-config and wxrc somewhere in your Perl Library Path, (mine went under  site_perl/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Alien/wxWidgets/mac_2_8_10_uni/bin), which need to be first in your PATH, otherwise Wx might build against the wrong Library. As an alternative you can set an environment variable WX_CONFIG which has to point to the new wx-config executable. See the Wx docs for more info.
-
-=== Variation #2 - Using a package manager for the Wx portion ===
-
-Aside from building from source, you can also install newer versions of Wx on OS X using a package manager:
-
-[http://www.finkproject.org/ Fink]
-{{{
-fink install wxmac28
-}}}
-
-[http://www.macports.org/ Mac Ports]
-{{{
-port install wxWidgets
-}}}
-
------
-
-== installing _and_ upgrading wxWidgets and wxPerl ==
-
-If you have trouble you can check which version of wxWidgets you have:
-
-{{{
-$ perl -MWx -le'print  "Wx Version: $Wx::VERSION " . Wx::wxVERSION_STRING()'
-}}}
-
-and on Mac: 
-
-{{{
-$ wxPerl -MWx -le'print  "Wx Version: $Wx::VERSION " . Wx::wxVERSION_STRING()'
-}}}
-
-We use Wx 0.87 and wxWidgets 2.8.8 so you probably should have those (or newer) too.
+=== Notes on building wxWdigets from source ===
 
 When installing Alien::wxWidgets it will ask if you want to compile wxWidgets. 
@@ -187 +156 @@
 
 Something like this:
-
 {{{
  $ cd /tmp
@@ -202 +170 @@
  $
 }}}
-[http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.wxperl.users/2008/07/msg5992.html wxPerl on Linux distributions]
+
+== Variation 1 - Taking the lazy way ==
+
+If you're lazy and enjoy taking risks... the easiest way to install on OSX may be (there will be some test failures - which you'll have to force install, including Padre itself, due to wxPerl issues): 
+
+{{{
+cpan Alien::wxWidgets
+wxPerl -MCPAN -eshell
+ $ install Padre
+}}}
+and then replace the /usr/local/bin/padre script with the updated version at http://padre.perlide.org/trac/browser/trunk/Padre/script/padre
+
+After installing Alien::wxWidget there are new versions of wx-config and wxrc somewhere in your Perl Library Path, (mine went under  site_perl/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Alien/wxWidgets/mac_2_8_10_uni/bin), which need to be first in your PATH, otherwise Wx might build against the wrong Library. As an alternative you can set an environment variable WX_CONFIG which has to point to the new wx-config executable. See the Wx docs for more info.
+
+== Variation 2 - Using a package manager for the Wx portion ==
+
+Aside from building from source, you can also install newer versions of Wx on OS X using a package manager:
+
+[http://www.finkproject.org/ Fink]
+{{{
+fink install wxmac28
+}}}
+
+[http://www.macports.org/ Mac Ports]
+{{{
+port install wxWidgets
+}}}