Christopher Barker wrote:
Erin Sheldon wrote:
You can do this quite simply with fink
I've generally stayed away form fink, as it felt like kind of a separate system within OS-X, rather than integrated -- kind of like cygwin.
In particular, if you use Fink Python, can you:
1) Write apps that use the native GUI (not X), in particular, PyObjC, wx-Mac, and TK-aqua.
2) Bundle up apps with Py2App, or otherwise create self contained application bundles?
3) Universal (PPC+Intel) anything.
Apart from "feel", I think those are the concrete reasons to use MacPython, rather than fink. Please correct me if I'm got a wrong (or outdated) impression.
-Chris
Chris: The answer is No for all three. But for some scientists like me, who are used to working on linux/unix workstations, fink works well. I like being able to just run 'fink update scipy-py25 matplotlib-py25' to get the latest versions of everything. Also, being able to run stuff remotely via an ssh X11 tunnel to my office mac, and have the windows display back to my home mac, is a useful feature. It all comes down to what you feel comfortable with. Choice is good. -Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Whitaker Phone : (303)497-6313 NOAA/OAR/CDC R/PSD1 FAX : (303)497-6449 325 Broadway Boulder, CO, USA 80305-3328