[GRASS5] Re: binaries for Mac OS X

[Glynn Clements]

Eric Schermer wrote:

> I do have access to a pc.  What os does GRASS work best on?

Linux/x86 is by far the best-supported platform, as that's what most
of the developers use.

Regarding specific Linux distributions/versions, it's probably best to
avoid the bleeding edge; a slightly older version is more likely to
have had any version-specific quirks discovered and fixed.

OTOH, if you're planning on using pre-compiled binaries, they are
likely to work best on the exact distribution version on which they
were built.

A large proportion of issues regarding building Unix software on
"not-quite-Unix" systems such as MacOS X and Cygwin come down to
figuring out how to make your system appear more like a "vanilla" Unix
system. This may involve tweaking the configuration, or installing a
few more packages, or building a certain library from the original
source code instead of using the vendor's "improved" version.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements at virgin.net>