Re: [Kile-devel] Kile for an iBook G4 (Mac)?

[Thibaut C. <co...@kd...>]

Le Vendredi 12 Mai 2006 11:30, Anna Schantz Zackrisson a =E9crit=A0:
> I use Kile on my work computer (ubuntu as os) and am thinking of byuing an
> iBook G4 for my home. Since I would like to work on it as well, I would
> like to know if Kile can be installed and would function properly on the
> iBook G4?

  I'm using Kile on a iBook G4 when I'm away, so the answer is yes. The=20
installation is a bit long, but not difficult:

=2D First, you must install X11 from the MacOS X installation DVD (usually =
done=20
by default when you install the system).
=2D Second, you must install Fink, a packaging system based on Debian's too=
l=20
Apt. It's very easy, just download, double-click and here you go.
=2D Third, using Fink, you download and compile everything you need: LaTeX,=
 the=20
KDE libraries and Kile.

  Obviously, the longest part is the compilation. Fortunately, it's complet=
ely=20
automatic. On my iBook, I launched it at noon, went to work. When I came ba=
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on the evening, it was successfully finished and ready to use.
  If you need other LaTeX-related tools, like KPDF for previewing documents=
,=20
or XFig, or Bibview, they're all installable by Fink.

  You must know that there are other possibilities on MacOS X if you don't=
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like doing technical things.
  There is a native TeX editor called TeXShop, which is less advanced than=
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Kile but which doesn't require any compilation (you'll only need Fink to=20
install LaTeX itself) and it's better integrated on the Mac desktop.
  Moreover, MacOS X comes with its own PS/PDF previewer, which is really go=
od.

  Regards,

=2D-=20
Thibaut Cousin