Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] MacPorts for Intel - newbie question

[Michael Dickens]

(0) "DarwinPorts-1.0.dmg" is for PPC only and OSX 10.2 and 10.3; it  
may or not work on an Intel-Mac or on 10.4; it wasn't designed to  
work on an Intel-Mac or 10.4.

(1) The first version that was a universal install (and thus for 10.4  
and Intel-Mac) is 1.2.1; start with that or 1.3, or the recently  
released 1.4; then "port" should run properly and "sudo port  
selfupdate" should also work properly.  The "mp_inst.csh" script I  
wrote is really meant for 1.2.1+, since there were also grammar  
changes in the way "port" works.

If you want to get rid of your original "DarwinPort-1.0" install, and  
have nothing else installed, the simplest way is "sudo rm -rf /opt".   
Even if you have something else installed, I would advise you to just  
remove everything and start from scratch, since there have been quite  
a few changes in "port" over the years and versions.

(2) Don't start with a pre-compiled install unless you have to;  
download the source & compile it in the "usual" manner (./configure;  
make; sudo make install).  Again, this is all done by the  
"mp_inst.csh" script.

If what you want is to get the background libraries / apps / includes  
for compiling GNU Radio, the simplest way - barring other constraints  
- is to use the "mp_inst.csh" script ... it just "does it all" with  
minimal hassle ... be patient, it takes a while to install even on a  
zippy Intel-Mac. - MLD