[Pythonmac-SIG] PackMan engine version 0.4

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Thu Mar 4 18:59:02 EST 2004


On Mar 4, 2004, at 4:24 PM, has wrote:

> Chris Barker wrote:
>
>>> 2. How big a deal is the compiler dependency on OS X? I realise it 
>>> was a non-starter for OS9, but OS X provides the BSD layer [as 
>>> standard??] which includes a ready-to-use gcc compiler.
>>
>> I think you only get that if you have the developer tools installed, 
>> and a lot of people don't.
>
> I checked this, and you're right: gcc is installed with the developer 
> tools, not the BSD layer. Thanks for the correction.

A standard installation of Mac OS X has absolutely no GPL'ed software 
whatsoever (AFAIK).  They save the licensing headaches for OS X Server 
and Developer Tools :)

-bob




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