Re: [Visualpython-users] OS X Native

[Eric A. <Ay...@ma...>]

I don't know if this would be helpful or not, but are you familiar  
with AquaTerm?

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/aquaterm.html

It's a display program for things that would normally be displayed  
under Xwindows. I know nothing about its inner workings, but I use it  
for Gnuplot output under OS X. Would this be a simple way to get  
vpython working in OS X without using Xwindows?

Good luck with the port either way. I'd be happy to help in any way  
possible, but my area of expertise does not extend to any serious  
system coding. I too dislike using fink, and would LOVE to be able to  
use vpython directly from the terminal with the default OS X install  
of python.

-EA

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Dr. Eric Ayars
Assistant Professor of Physics
California State University, Chico
ay...@ma...


On Jun 24, 2005, at 11:51 AM, Dethe Elza wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I'm willing to take another stab at porting VPython to OS X.  The  
> last time I tried I was not very familiar with the OS X libraries,  
> but I've grown more familiar with them since then, and I know where  
> to ask questions.  On the other hand, the VPython library itself  
> has been overhauled since then, and I am totally unfamiliar with  
> Boost.  Is there a specific version of Boost that I need (I know  
> SWIG is sensitive down the the point.point release).
>
> I'm hoping this will be fairly straightforward using the Apple  
> guidelines for porting Linux apps.  I don't have tons of spare  
> time, but I have a bunch of VPython scripts lying around that I'd  
> like to do something with, and the thought of installing Fink or  
> running on X11 gives me the heebie-jeebies.
>
> Any pointers for starting points appreciated.  I've read through  
> the list archives to see that I'll probably have to implement  
> glContext, glFont and platmac.(cpp|h).  Anything else?  The last  
> time I tried this, most of the work appeared to be handling locking  
> and bootstrapping an OpenGL context.
>
> Also, in CVS there are a number of modules.  The installer and DLLs  
> modules don't look applicable to OS X, but I'm not sure of the  
> status of the others.  There is a README in vpython-core2 saying  
> that it is an experimental branch, but it looks like that may be  
> the new Boost-based version.  Which modules are currently relevant?
>
> Thanks a bunch.
>
> --Dethe
>
> p.s., I realized when this mail bounced to me, that my last mail to  
> this list also bounced and I haven't had a chance to debug *why* it  
> bounced until today.  Here is that previous mail to give some  
> context to the above.
>
>
>> On 7-Jun-05, at 7:16 PM, Jon Schull wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Thanks I have done that (by adding " set path = (/usr/local/bin  
>>> $path)" to  .tcshrc) and all is well.
>>>
>>> Now, as momentary liaison between the  pythonmac and vpython  
>>> lists I'll mention that VPython (a truly beautiful thing) could  
>>> be made independent of  X11 if someone from this group knew how  
>>> to liberate it...
>>>
>>
>> I took a stab at it once, before VPython was refactored into C++,  
>> but I was still pretty new to OS X programming at the time, and it  
>> defeated me.  I haven't yet taken a look at the C++ version, it's  
>> on my todo list, but not a high priority right now.  I'd love to  
>> see VPython on OS X properly, but my hobby coding time is pretty  
>> limited right now.
>>
>> --Dethe
>>
>
>
> --
> Dethe Elza
> http://livingcode.org/
>
> When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws.
>
>
>
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