[Pythonmac-SIG] Fink vs MacPorts vs Framework

[Kevin Walzer]

Leonardo Santagada wrote:
> 
> On Jun 30, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Dan Ross wrote:
> 
>> I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
>>
>> I can certainly add any packages I like to my Framework build so I don't
>> think availability of packages is a concern.
>>
>> Unless I'm misinterpreting the term "packages"?
> 
> 
> Pygame for example, that is a pain to build right, is avaliable in 
> macports, the same with subversion bindings and so on.
> 
> The macport version of python 2.5 and 2.6 is a framework build so it is 
> almost the same as the default leopard python sans dtrace support and 
> probably the same as python.org ones.
> 
> So it is just advantages in using the macports one I think :)
> 
>

This is the main reason to use a packaging system like MacPorts or 
Fink--if you have a complicated set of libraries to build, they can 
streamline things. Otherwise there is no particular advantage to using them.

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Kevin Walzer
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