[Pythonmac-SIG] porting VPython to OS X

[Dethe Elza]

I have tried to work on this in the past and would be willing to help  
again.  My main problem is with the build environment.  If I can get  
it to build consistently, I can write the bits that are needed for OS  
X.  What I need is someone who understands autoconf better than I  
do.  Do you know of *anyone* who has been able to build the latest  
beta versions of VPython on OS X, even with Fink and X?

--Dethe


On 4-Oct-06, at 10:44 AM, Joe Heafner wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I'm an astronomy/physics instructor who makes heavy use of VPython
> (http://www.vpython.org) in teaching introductory calculus-based
> physics. Currently, the only way to use VPython under OS X is via
> Fink, which indeed works very well. However, we *REALLY• need a
> native OS X port that can run without the need for X11. Neither I nor
> the original VPython developers are Mac programmers and therein lies
> the purpose of my request. Is there a kind soul out there who would
> be willing to port VPython so that it runs with the latest Mac native
> version of Python (currently 2.5 afaik)? I would be most willing to
> help with testing and anything else not related to writing Mac code,
> which I currently just can't do. You would be helping the physics
> teaching community as well as the Mac and Python communities and
> there would certainly be undying gratitude from all of us! If you're
> willing to help us out, contact me on list or off list (email in
> sig). I would really appreciate it!
>
> Joe Heafner
> heafnerj(at)sticksandshadows(dot)com
> www(dot)SticksAndShadows(dot)com
>
>
>
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