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authorMax Howell2009-06-05 12:56:28 +0100
committerMax Howell2009-06-05 12:56:28 +0100
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Installation
============
+Firstly, we build from source, so you need Xcode.
+
+http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html
+
+Next, uninstall MacPorts and Fink (or just rename their root folders). Many
+build scripts blindly look in /opt/local etc. and end up linking to that stuff
+anyway!
+
+http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#HowDoIRemoveOrUninstallMacPorts
+http://www.finkproject.org/faq/usage-fink.php#removing
+
Homebrew uses Ruby and some other stuff that is already installed on Leopard.
It is self-contained and ready to go. Just copy this directory somewhere. Things
work really well if you put it in /usr/local (especially if you are a