From: Gervase Markham Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:29:51 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update to mention homebrew as an option for installing GD on Mac. X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5508ba91830521a96e9b354a60b3c3bfae8b4641;p=thirdparty%2Fbugzilla.git Update to mention homebrew as an option for installing GD on Mac. --- diff --git a/docs/en/rst/installing/mac-os-x.rst b/docs/en/rst/installing/mac-os-x.rst index bc04d8a66c..3d9c64355a 100644 --- a/docs/en/rst/installing/mac-os-x.rst +++ b/docs/en/rst/installing/mac-os-x.rst @@ -38,18 +38,19 @@ Additional System Libraries =========================== Apple does not include the GD library with Mac OS X. Bugzilla needs this if -you want to display bug graphs. +you want to display bug graphs, and you need to install it before you try +installing the GD Perl module. -You can use `MacPorts `_ or -`Fink `_, both of which install common +You can use `MacPorts `_, `Homebrew `_ or +`Fink `_, all of which can install common Unix programs on Mac OS X. -Follow the instructions for setting up MacPorts or Fink. Once you have one -installed, use it to install the :file:`gd2` package. +If you don't have one of the above installed already, pick one and follow the +instructions for setting it up. Then, use it to install the :file:`gd2` package +(MacPorts/Fink) or the :file:`gd` package (Brew). -Fink will prompt you for a number of dependencies, type 'y' and hit -enter to install all of the dependencies and then watch it work. You will -then be able to use CPAN to install the GD Perl module. +The package manager may prompt you to install a number of dependencies; you +will need to agree to this. .. note:: To prevent creating conflicts with the software that Apple installs by default, Fink creates its own directory tree at :file:`/sw` @@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ then be able to use CPAN to install the GD Perl module. the software that it installs. This means your libraries and headers will be at :file:`/sw/lib` and :file:`/sw/include` instead of :file:`/usr/lib` and :file:`/usr/include`. When the - Perl module config script asks where your :file:`libgd` + Perl module config script for the GD module asks where your :file:`libgd` is, be sure to tell it :file:`/sw/lib`. .. _macosx-install-perl-modules: