[postgis-users] Help urgently needed - geomfromEWKT() / PostGIS on Mac OS X

[Blair Zajac]

On Feb 9, 2006, at 6:42 PM, Christian Heine wrote:

> Hey Blair,
>> Why don't you use use Fink's or DarwinPort's Postgresql/Postgis  
>> builds instead?
>> The Fink postgresql81 package includes Postgis, and DarwinPorts'  
>> has a separate postgis package.
> I know, I don't like the strange way how fink installs things in  
> the /sw directory. It's hard to keep track of those things and  
> often fink lags a couple of versions behind the current releases.  
> Think of the GMT4 distro through fink. Plus sometime you want to  
> build some extras which is - I guess - not that easy with a fink  
> install.
>
> Don't have any experience with DarwinPorts.

Both DarwinPort and Fink use a privately maintained directory tree to  
manage, so that'll be something to get over.  DarwinPorts uses /opt/ 
local by default.  They do that so they can manage all the files in  
there, unlike with /usr/local, which is a dumping ground.

DarwinPort does seem to keep the packages more up to date than Fink.   
DarwinPorts is completely up to date I believe in Postgresql and  
Postgis.

If I want a custom package, I just use what the packaging system  
provides and tweak it for my use.  It saves a lot of time and effort  
in building everything myself.

Regards,
Blair

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