Re: [Pan-users] Re: Compiling and running pan on OS X Leopard

[Jeff Berman]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Duncan <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:25:35 AM
> Subject: [Pan-users] Re: Compiling and running pan on OS X Leopard
> 
> Hopefully someone better informed can add to this, as I don't do Mac (or 
> indeed, slaveryware at all) software, but here's a quick turn-around 
> first reply based on what someone posted.
> 
> IIRC, someone mentioned doing exactly that, compiling directly, no Fink 
> or whatever, when posting a question a few weeks ago.  I remember it 
> since that was the first time I knew it was possible.  Maybe he's still 
> around and can help you out with the details.

Actually, I gave it a shot and was able to install pan onto my Slaveryware box 
fairly easily!  I couldn't believe it, but I guess things just work when your 
OS is a certified Unix.  It took some time tracking down all the dependencies 
but the entire process was pretty straightforward.  It basically consisted of 
downloading GTK+, Pango, FreeType, Cairo, etc. and then issuing the 
"./configure; make; sudo make install" litany for each one.  I honestly 
couldn't believe how easy it was.  The trickiest part was getting libJPEG 
installed correctly; you apparently have to issue a separate "make install 
headers" command to install the header files, and then I had to manually place 
the libJPEG.a library into /usr/local/lib (if memory serves) for some reason.

Pan runs great on the new system and is oh so fast!

Jeff