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| author | Amitai Schlair <schmonz-web-ikiwiki@schmonz.com> | 2014-03-19 18:57:19 -0400 |
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| committer | Amitai Schlair <schmonz-web-ikiwiki@schmonz.com> | 2014-03-19 18:57:19 -0400 |
| commit | 74114416041af8a2146997449f44e47fefe68065 (patch) | |
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please be more specific
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diff --git a/doc/tips/ikiwiki_on_mac_os_x/discussion.mdwn b/doc/tips/ikiwiki_on_mac_os_x/discussion.mdwn index fd81b7888..40ac87435 100644 --- a/doc/tips/ikiwiki_on_mac_os_x/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/ikiwiki_on_mac_os_x/discussion.mdwn @@ -1 +1,16 @@ This recommended method (sc. install Ikiwiki using pkgsrc) is not compatible with homebrew and the packages installed via homebrew, and, therefore, not always a viable solution to installing Ikiwiki on Mac computers. + +> In what way is it "not compatible"? Have you tried it? I can't +> think of any technical reason why having a working Homebrew +> installation would prevent one from also having a working pkgsrc +> installation, or vice versa. (MacPorts and Fink can certainly coexist +> with each other and with other package managers on the same system.) +> +> We used to direct OS X ikiwiki users to MacPorts, but the version +> there is almost three years old. pkgsrc's ikiwiki stays up to date +> because I keep it that way. If someone packages ikiwiki for Homebrew +> and reliably keeps the package updated, then we could discuss +> whether pointing folks at Homebrew is better advice than what's +> currently being given here. In the meantime, if you've tried and +> failed to install ikiwiki from pkgsrc on OS X, please report your +> problem in detail so it can be addressed in some way. --[[schmonz]] |