Installing OpenGL from DarwinPorts

[ktalebian]

Hi there,
I installed DarwinPorts, and now I am trying to install the OpenGL
From the website, it says I need to enter
% cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/rb-opengl
% sudo port install rb-opengl
Now, running the first command, I get an error saying this directory does not exist.
Now, just running the second command, it starts to install so many other libraries! It installed somethings like:
ncursew
gettext
perl
and so many other. I stopped it right now, because it was still installing things!
Whats wrong?

Thanks

 

[wrldwzrd89]

The reason the first command failed is because the portslocation part isn't a folder - it's a placeholder for the folder name you need, which differs from system to system.

As for the second question, it's supposed to do this. OpenGL happens to have a bunch of dependencies, and these need to be installed before OpenGL itself can be installed.

 

[ktalebian]

Alright thanks,
so now, what does this mean?
"skipping org.macports.activate (rb-opengl ) since this port is already active"
I get this when I run the sudo port install rb-opengl

Does this mean it is already installed now? (I left the computer to to install it, and it turned off because it ran out of power. So I don't know if it actually installed it before turning off or not!)

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Alright thanks,
so now, what does this mean?
"skipping org.macports.activate (rb-opengl ) since this port is already active"
I get this when I run the sudo port install rb-opengl

Does this mean it is already installed now? (I left the computer to to install it, and it turned off because it ran out of power. So I don't know if it actually installed it before turning off or not!)

I think you are correct - however, you'd be well advised to test the installation just to make sure. Do this however you see fit.

 

[Sky Blue]

The reason the first command failed is because the portslocation part isn't a folder - it's a placeholder for the folder name you need, which differs from system to system.

I'm getting this to. What's the workaround?

 

[LtRammstein]

Umm... Be careful about DarwinPorts. A lot of those repository projects are either bad or have not been updated to Leopard or even Tiger in some instances.

Try going with MacPorts. It's much faster and more reliable because there are a few dedicated developers to it. Granted they did spawn from DarwinPorts.