I am install gedit on my Mac via macports. I ran the following command,
sudo port install gedit
There are MANY dependencies for gedit, and macports has been downloading/installing them for the last 2 hours. Is there a command line option for it to show progress as it's downloading, building, and installing each individual package?
may be you need to edit /opt/local/share/macports/Tcl/port1.0/portfetch.tcl,
change 'curl' to another program for example axel or wget and then redirect to your current TTY,you can also use 'tty' command to get the current TTY
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I just started using OS X for the first time. Decided to start using vim. I installed vim with YouCompleteMe. However, when I realized I did not have the appropriate version to use the plug in, I believe I reinstalled on top of the existing installation which I read afterwards was bad. I then tried installing through brew by using the command
brew install vim --override-system-vi
Now I get the error
Warning: vim-7.4.712_1 already installed, it's just not linked
All I want to do is install vim 7.4 so I can install YouCompleteMe.
When I run the vim command I get all this junk
Error detected while processing /Users/raulalan/.vimrc:
line 50:
E117: Unknown function: vundel#rc
line 59:
E492: Not an editor command: ^D # This means Ctrl+D
YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim 7.3.584+
Is this due to installing on top of the existing directory without using the -override-system-vi flag. Help is super appreciated since I feel completely lost using these new environments.
Brew is telling you that you installed vim, but for some reason it can't be linked. This is usually because there are other files around that brew doesn't know about, and doesn't want to delete.
To link vim, run brew link vim. Brew may refuse to link, and instead tell you that linking would delete some files. In that case, use brew link vim --overwrite.
I am writing script to run SU commands programmatically to do various operations. But, All the commands created through my program is not working. Then, i tried those commands in Terminal (Mac os x) by typing it, but it gives the following result,
sudo: apt-get: command not found
Could someone please advise me, why is this error coming up, how can i make these working?
Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’t.
install ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go/install)"
e.g :
$ brew install wget
There's also MacPorts, and fink -- I also have homebrew, but also keep the others around for when I encounter things that one system has that the other doesn't.
apt-get is unique to the Debian based operating systems. If you want a package manager for OSX, may I suggest homebrew
http://brew.sh
Here is my problem. I am running OS X v10.7 (Lion) and want to set up an old Perl program I have written (was then using a Windows System with ActivePerl and then its ppm).
I read to use CPAN to install Perl modules (I am trying to install the Graph module). Whenever I tried to install it, it failed from a refused connection. Why? So I read that I should run the following to update CPAN and fix any broken links:
cpan> install Bundle:CPAN
cpan> reload cpan
cpan> index cpan
cpan> exit
However, after doing this I am stuck with this every time I try to do a CPAN install or upgrade:
New CPAN.pm version (v1.9800) available.
[Currently running version is v1.9456]
You might want to try
install CPAN
reload cpan
to both upgrade CPAN.pm and run the new version without leaving
the current session.
I was trying to use the default Perl stuff that is included in OS X rather than downloading ActivePerl. How do I fix CPAN and install the Graph Module?
PS: Running install CPAN and reload CPAN didn't do anything, but it generated the same message.
UPDATE
I was able to upgrade to v1.9800 doing a manual install (make, install) through the terminal. But I am still unable to install the Graph Module. Here is what I am getting:
http://cloud.jjnford.com/3D1C1H4217222b1p1O3a
UPDATE - PROBLEM SOLVED
I was finally able to solve the problem. I just moved the /User/jj/.cpan directory to User/jj/.cpan_bak and then reconfigured CPAN and the Graph Module installed with no fuss.
To solve this problem, do a manual upgrade of CPAN (apparently on OS X CPAN has trouble upgrading itself). You can download the source from here. After you have downloaded it uncompress it, create the make file from the Perl script, then run a make test, and finally if all goes well a make install.
$> tar -xvxf CPAN-1.9800
$> cd CPAN-1.9800
$> perl Makefile.PL
$> make
$> make test
$> make install
Now get rid of your old CPAN configuration:
$> mv ~/.cpan ~/.cpan.bak
Now when you run CPAN from the terminal you should be prompted for the configuration again. Once this is complete and CPAN has started you will notice this:
cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9800)
So CPAN is now upgraded and working, and in my case I installed the Graph Module:
$cpan> install Graph
And everything works fine. I hope this helps somebody.
I have a fresh Mac OS X Lion and I updated CPAN without problems.
Installing XCode is not enough. Make, gcc, g++ are not installed by default.
To install them, one has to:
Start XCode, go to XCode->Preferences->Downloads and install component named "Command Line Tools".
I know this was solved, but do consider using "cpanminus" instead next time. It's faster and could save you a lot of hassle. You can either install App:cpanminus using cpanminus (see: App::cpanminus):
curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus
And then to install any module and its dependencies simply run:
cpanm <module>
Alternatively you could use it directly from the web:
curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo <module>
I use it on my OS X Lion, and it works perfectly :)
Please excuse me for replying to this old post.
I had the same issue as the OP. Once I corrected the command to contain two colons instead of one (i.e. - Bundle::CPAN vs Bundle:CPAN), it worked as expected.
I am trying to upload my app on Cydia and it requires .deb package. I am unable to figure out how to make .deb packages on mac. I am using 10.6.3 when I write this command on terminal
dpkg-deb -b MyProgram
Terminal output is
-bash: dpkg-deb: command not found
I've install fink, Mac ports insert Mac DVD to find out but nothing helps.
It's available on Homebrew:
brew install dpkg
If you don't have Homebrew installed, go to brew.sh. It's a simple one-liner to install.
Homebrew is less invasive, less complicated, and more popular than Macports or similar.
I installed mac ports 1.7 through terminal as no package is available.
After that I installed Mac ports 1.9 through installer.
Then goto this path /opt/local/bin and run sudo port selfupdate
after that execute sudo port install dpkg
it will take some time and after that your dpkg is successfully configured.
Run this command sudo dpkg-deb -b MyProgram to make MyProgram.deb
Note MyProgram should contain DEBIAN folder and under that control file remove txt extention
Below is control file
Website: www.zeeshanullah.com
Maintainer: zeeshanullah <zzeeshann#gmail.com>
Name: Snapture
Package: zeeshanullah
Section: zeeshanullah
Version: 2.x.x
Architecture: iphoneos-arm
Description: GPS joke.
Sponsor: zeeshanullah.com <zeeshanullah>
dont forget to place a new line at the end of control file otherwise you will get an error.
You need Xcode installed on your system before using mac ports - you find it on the second mac DVD, I think. After that, you can install mac ports and then via the Terminal type "sudo port install dpkg", press return and enter your password. It may take some time to compile. You tried that?
Best option is to use FPM and you can create it in 50 secs:
fpm
i think these links can be useful for you:
How to make a deb on mac
Using ant to create deb
I have MacVim installed and I am trying to set it up as the editor for Git (version control), but I can't run 'mvim' from the command line as it isn't recognised. How do I setup mvim so I can run it from Terminal?
I don't think I'd to add anything to the path, did
brew install macvim
mvim -v
should then open macvim in the terminal, you can also go ahead and alias that
alias vim='mvim -v'
There should be a script named mvim in the root of the .bz2 file. Copy this somewhere into your $PATH ( /usr/local/bin would be good ) and you should be sorted.
If you go the brew route, the best way to install would be:
brew install macvim --with-override-system-vim
That will provide mvim, vim, vi, view, etc. in /usr/local/bin (all symlinked to the copy in the Cellar). This also removes the need to create any aliases and also changes your vi, vim, etc. to all use the same Vim distribution as your MacVim.
In addition, if you want to use MacVim (or GVim) as $VISUAL or $EDITOR, you should be aware that by default MacVim will fork a new process from the parent, resulting in the MacVim return value not reaching the parent process. This may confuse other applications, but Git seems to check the status of a temporary commit message file, which bypasses this limitation. In general, it is a good practice to export VISUAL='mvim -f' to ensure MacVim will not fork a new process when called, which should give you what you want when using it with your shell environment.
If you already have macVim installed: /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim -g will give you macVim GUI.
just add an alias.
i use gvim because that is what i use on linux for gnome-vim.
alias gvim='/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim -g'
Assume MacVim is installed in the Application folder.
Instead of adding MacVim path to your environment, create a link by typing this in terminal:
sudo ln -s /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim /usr/local/bin/mvim
Then, open a new terminal window/tab and type mvim.
If you have homeBrew installed, this is all you have to do:
brew install macvim
brew linkapps
Then type mvim in your terminal to run MacVim.
Here's what I did:
After building Macvim I copied mvim to one of my $PATH destinations (In this case I chose /usr/local/bin)
cp -v [MacVim_source_folder]/src/MacVim/mvim /usr/local/bin
Then when you invoke mvim it is now recognised but there is an annoying thing. It opens the visual MacVim window, not the one in terminal. To do that, you have to invoke
mvim -v
To make sure every time you call mvim you don't have to remember to add the '-v' you can create an alias:
alias mvim='mvim -v'
However, this alias will only persist for this session of the Terminal. To have this alias executed every time you open a Terminal window, you have to include it in your .profile
The .profile should be in your home directory. If it's not, create it.
cd ~
mvim -v .profile
include the alias command in there and save it.
That's it.
I'm adding Bard Park's comment here for that was the real answer for me:
Since mvim is simply a shell script, you can download it directly from the MacVim source at GitHub here: http://raw.github.com/b4winckler/macvim/master/src/MacVim/mvim
I'd seriously recommend installing MacVim via MacPorts (sudo port install MacVim).
When installed, MacPorts automatically updates your profile to include /opt/local/bin in your path, and so when mvim is installed as /opt/local/bin/mvim during the install of MacVim you'll find it ready to use straight away.
When you install the MacVim port the MacVim.app bundle is installed in /Applications/MacPorts for you too.
A good thing about going the MacPorts route is that you'll also be able to install git too (sudo port install git-core) and many many other ports. Highly recommended.
This works for me:
λ brew link --overwrite macvim
Linking /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/8.0-146_1... 12 symlinks created
For Mac .app bundles, you should install them via cask, if available, as using symlinks can cause issues. You may even get the following warning if you brew linkapps:
Unfortunately brew linkapps cannot behave nicely with e.g. Spotlight using
either aliases or symlinks and Homebrew formulae do not build "proper" .app
bundles that can be relocated. Instead, please consider using brew cask and
migrate formulae using .apps to casks.
For MacVim, you can install with:
brew cask install macvim
You should then be able to launch MacVim like you do any other macOS app, including mvim or open -a MacVim from a terminal session.
UPDATE: A bit of clarification about brew and brew cask. In a nutshell, brew handles software at the unix level, whereas brew cask extends the functionality of brew into the macOS domain for additional functionality such as handling the location of macOS app bundles. Remember that brew is also implemented on Linux so it makes sense to have this division. There are other resources that explain the difference in more detail, such as What is the difference between brew and brew cask?
so I won't say much more here.