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ATDrake · 04-08-2011, 11:28 PM

Really? I had no problems installing the GD-related stuff at all, on either of my machines (10.4 PPC & 10.6 Intel). Glib, on the other hand, I had to tweak very slightly.

Sometimes I like to try out middling obscure stuff that doesn't make it to MacPorts. Like Checkmate mpck which checks your mp3s for file errors, which is listed on Freshmeat (and works quite nicely, by the way), but is not the sort of thing that anyone bothers to port.

Or jpegoptim, which I find quite useful for reducing filesizes losslessly, but which I guess the official jpeg libs being up to v7 or v8 and including that feature makes kind of moot.

I guess I've just gotten into a DIY habit when it comes to doing "./configure; make; sudo make install" with promising-looking stuff directly from the developer's site, rather than firing up MacPorts to see if there's a port.

I'm lazy and the former just seems easier somehow.

04-08-2011, 11:28 PM	#18
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Really? I had no problems installing the GD-related stuff at all, on either of my machines (10.4 PPC & 10.6 Intel). Glib, on the other hand, I had to tweak very slightly. Sometimes I like to try out middling obscure stuff that doesn't make it to MacPorts. Like Checkmate mpck which checks your mp3s for file errors, which is listed on Freshmeat (and works quite nicely, by the way), but is not the sort of thing that anyone bothers to port. Or jpegoptim, which I find quite useful for reducing filesizes losslessly, but which I guess the official jpeg libs being up to v7 or v8 and including that feature makes kind of moot. I guess I've just gotten into a DIY habit when it comes to doing "./configure; make; sudo make install" with promising-looking stuff directly from the developer's site, rather than firing up MacPorts to see if there's a port. I'm lazy and the former just seems easier somehow. Last edited by ATDrake; 04-08-2011 at 11:33 PM. Reason: Incorrect verb form, gah!