[GRASS5] Mac OSX binary install directions

[Kirk R. Wythers]

On Dec 16, 2003, at 3:11 AM, Hamish wrote:

> Welcome to the wonderful world of UNIX-powered. Confusing versions of
> the same thing for over 30 years. Still, I'd rather have 3 chances of
> finding a version that does exactly what I want versus 1 generic 
> version
> that only partially does. That doesn't mean you can't put together an
> intergrated package with the components pre-chosen by an expert of
> course.
>
> And if you think the tyranny of choice is bad on OSX, you should give
> Linux a try... eg:
>
> [Debian]$ apt-cache search editor | wc -l
>     384
>

I agree. That is the kind of thing (actually is was the odd rpm that 
kept breaking Redhat), that drove me to FreeBSD several years ago. If 
you have not worked with FreeBSD, the ports system is wonderful. I 
think that the Fink project is trying to replicate FreeBSD ports, they 
just have a long way to go before Fink is as mature...

>
> regards,
> Hamish
>
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