I fail to install perl module with CPAN on Mac OS X. Do you have any idea or link for my reference? Thank you.
I urge you to install perlbrew to create a local environment into which you can safely install Perl modules from CPAN without clobbering or worrying about the standard OS Perl. You will also gain the benefit of a current Perl version, far above what comes standard with your MAC.
You will need a C compilation environment 'XCode 4' in order to install perlbrew. Your install disks or the online Apple APP store offers those. Sign-up as an Apple Developer and you can download the toolset.
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Hi I'm trying to install IRAF with anaconda I follow these steps, but when I run iras, and I want to make something, this program doesn't recognize the commands of IRAF
i follow this tutorial: https://astroconda.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html
I don't know how to fix it.
The Astroconda IRAF is a 32-bit version and does not work on M1 Macs, since they are not able to run 32-bit code.
To install IRAF for an M1 Mac, you should compile it manually, as described in https://iraf-community.github.io/install. This installs the latest 64-bit IRAF version. PyRAF (for Python 3) can then simply installed with pip3, see https://iraf-community.github.io/pyraf.html.
However, it is not recommended to start with IRAF unless there is a real need for it. IRAF is old software with an uncertain future and no institutional support. The Astropy Python package and its ecosystem provide good alternatives for many tasks of IRAF. https://astropy.org
I want to install OpenAL Haskell bindings for Windows. When I try cabal install alut I get:
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring OpenAL-1.4.0.2...
cabal: The package has a './configure' script. This requires a Unix
compatibility toolchain such as MinGW+MSYS or Cygwin.
Installing MSYS or Cygwin is absolutely not an option. runghc setup configure on the source yields the same thing. This leads me to the following:
How can I install OpenAL with just an installation of the Haskell Platform? I know mingw comes with the Haskell Platform on Windows. Can I use just that to execute this script?
Is there a package that can play audio that installs with cabal on Windows 7 AND Unix based systems?
The source contains hundreds of directives designed for the configure script, which doesn't work on Windows. Is there a version of the source which is platform specific, ie, the script has already been run in a windows environment?
Edit: Context for the problem:
I have a Haskell program, which among other things, plays sound. It is going to be used for demonstration/interactive presentation to students. The computers in the lab run Windows 7. They have the Haskell Platform installed, but not MSYS or Cygwin. I have about 45 minutes to complete this, which doesn't leave time for the installation of needlessly complex and essentially pointless software. If I could get Windows-compatible source code, I could just distribute it with the program I wrote. All the packages I need besides this one will cabal install just fine; this is also a good introduction to package management.
Edit2: cabal install fails with Cygwin installed, as does runghc setup configure
Ok, I know how to install Perl modules with cpan and have been doing it for years. But when I try to install the DateTime module on this particular mac, it fails, claiming that it cannot find a compiler.
Here is some of the output from attempting to install one of the prerequisites, Params::Validate: ( I get the same kinds of errors from attempting to install the module in question.)
Configuring Params-Validate-1.00
Running Build.PL
/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin10/4.2.1/as: assembler (/usr/bin/../libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/as or /usr/bin/../local/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/as) for architecture ppc not installed
Installed assemblers are:
/usr/bin/../libexec/gcc/darwin/x86_64/as for architecture x86_64
/usr/bin/../libexec/gcc/darwin/i386/as for architecture i386
lipo: can't open input file: /var/tmp//cc3Aefez.out (No such file or directory)
Warning: ExtUtils::CBuilder not installed or no compiler detected
Proceeding with configuration, but compilation may fail during Build
Why is Build.PL looking for a ppc compiler? If that is the problem where do I tell it (or cpan, or cpanm) that this machine is not a ppc box?
I'm running 10.6.8. The version of perl is v5.10.0 built for darwin-thread-multi-2level
I most definitely have the Developer tools installed.
I'm running cpan and cpanm via sudo.
I'd be grateful for any assistance anyone can offer.
known problem with Xcode on Lion, Apple couldn't help messing around with nm, breaking Perl again (previously) and who knows what else
p5p discussion
perlbrew's info
You are on an unsupported Perl. Upgrade to stable.
I've got 10.7 installed which comes with Perl 5.12.3 installed. I did a CPAN install:
$ sudo cpan
password:
cpan> install DateTime
And, the whole thing works. Is this something you need for a third party file, or do you want to use this because you're familiar with this particular package?
There are several built in Time packages with Perl 5.10. Would one of these work for you? Otherwise, you might need to install ExtUtils::CBuilder and see if that helps.
Or, install a more modern version of Perl such as ActiveState which is pretty simple to install, its cpan utility works pretty good on a Mac, and it's version 5.14 which is even newer than the version that comes with Lion.
I think what's happening is that the installer is trying to compile something (possibly an XS module) and to do that it needs to use the same compiler that was used to compile whichever version of Perl is on your system, and it can't find it.
Your best bet would be to install your own version of Perl 5.10 using perlbrew as this gaurantees the compiler is available (make sure you edit your .profile so Terminal uses your new Perl), then re-open Terminal, switch to the perlbrew version of Perl 5.10 and you should be fine from then on.
If you have problems installing the perlbrew Perl then as daxim noted above refer to the Lion fix
I'm trying to install Jython on my Mac (Snow Leopard). The installer prompts me to install it under
/Users/myusername/jython2.5.2
However this seems to be an inappropriate place to install an interpreter core, library modules etc...
Any suggestions as to where might be a more appropriate folder... What about
/User/bin/jython2.5.2
Would there be any side-effects of doing this?
I would go with /usr/local/bin, as that is the standard directory for user-installed binaries in the rest of the *nix world. Plus, it's already in your PATH. Using Homebrew helps managing these things.
If you use Homebrew you don't have to worry about these things.
brew install jython
I am using MacBook Pro Mac OS 10.5 with related version of XCode. I am new to this development environment. I am learning macports, and I read information about macports from http://www.macports.org/. But I am still confused what macports is after reading information from this site.
I am previous working on Windows and Linux, could anyone let me know what macports is (in easy words) and what is the similar item on Windows/Linux?
thanks in avdance,
George
macports is a way of getting executables and other compiled code installed on your computer without having to work out the details of compiling/linking each apllication.
It is equivalent to a package manager under Linux and other Unicies. There is no direct equivalent under Windows.
It is just a convenient way to install a lot of *nix soft on your mac book. They are installed separately (not overwriting) from binaries/daemons/libs already installed on your mac (by default in folder /opl/local). Also they are much fresher than those installed on your mac.
For example 10.6 ships with bash 3.2, but after running sudo port install bash, you will get version 4.x (to make it your default shell add /opt/local/bin/bash to file /private/etc/shells, run chsh -s /opt/local/bin/bash and reopen terminal).
Note other os x package managers: fink and homebrew (superuser question)