1 This recommended method (sc. install Ikiwiki using pkgsrc) is not compatible with homebrew and the packages installed via homebrew, and, therefore, not always a viable solution to installing Ikiwiki on Mac computers.
3 > In what way is it "not compatible"? Have you tried it? I can't
4 > think of any technical reason why having a working Homebrew
5 > installation would prevent one from also having a working pkgsrc
6 > installation, or vice versa. (MacPorts and Fink can certainly coexist
7 > with each other and with other package managers on the same system.)
9 > We used to direct OS X ikiwiki users to MacPorts, but the version
10 > there is almost three years old. pkgsrc's ikiwiki stays up to date
11 > because I keep it that way. If someone packages ikiwiki for Homebrew
12 > and reliably keeps the package updated, then we could discuss
13 > whether pointing folks at Homebrew is better advice than what's
14 > currently being given here. In the meantime, if you've tried and
15 > failed to install ikiwiki from pkgsrc on OS X, please report your
16 > problem in detail so it can be addressed in some way. --[[schmonz]]
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