[R-sig-Geo] Linux or OS X on Macbook Pro Retina?

[Rainer M Krug]

Roger Bivand <Roger.Bivand at nhh.no> writes:

> On Wed, 19 Jun 2013, Rainer M Krug wrote:
>
>> Roger Bivand <Roger.Bivand at nhh.no> writes:
>>
>>> On Wed, 19 Jun 2013, Rainer M Krug wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Barry Rowlingson <b.rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Rainer M Krug <Rainer at krugs.de> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I finally received my new computer - a Mac Powerbook Retina.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry - Macbook Pro Retina
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am a Linux / Ubuntu user, but I am thinking about possibly using OS
>>>>>> X. How does OS X play with these spatial applicatios, mainly R (and
>>>>>> associated packages), gdal, proj4, GRASS? Are there problems /
>>>>>> complications with using spgrass6 under OS X?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any experiences, things to be wary about?
>>>>>
>>>>>  Go back about two messages on this mailing list and I asked a similar
>>>>> question, only without a Mac to play on!
>>>>
>>>> True - I have seen that one. But apart from these, I am looking for some
>>>> more insight from actual users of OS X.
>>>
>>> Although I'm not an actual user, I think that it will be important to
>>> install GRASS and its dependencies first, then the R packages using
>>> those components (rgdal, rgeos, etc) from source, linking dynamically
>>> to the underlying dylibs, as one would typically do on Linux. One
>>> reason for this is to maintain consistency in the PROJ and GDAL
>>> metadata (things like EPSG), which differ for different versions of
>>> say PROJ.
>>
>> That makes sense - so to install e.g. rgdal, I would use
>>
>> ,----
>> | install.packages("rgdal, type="source")
>> `----
>
> You will need to specify the configure arguments, I think - rather as
> in Barry's description, or in file.show(system.file("README",
> package="rgdal")) - to avoid recursion, on a machine with rgdal
> already installed! Or:
>
> https://r-forge.r-project.org/scm/viewvc.php/pkg/inst/README?view=markup&root=rgdal

Makes sense - I will read through this.

>
>>
>> after before installing the dependencies. I will try it out by
>> installing the dependencies vie Macports, which makes it quite
>> easy.
>
> The Kyngchaos frameworks are also well-regarded, and also provide an
> rgdal binary package built against the frameworks.

OK - I will look into these options. 

So it is possible, but as under Linux, there are things to consider.
Thanks a lot,


Rainer

>
> Roger
>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>>
>>> Both GRASS and R developers often use OSX as Unix, but they
>>> expect to build more components from source where sensible.
>>>
>>> Roger
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Roger's answer is that for most people you can just do
>>>>> install.packages and get binary versions of those packages with static
>>>>> linking so all dependencies are resolved and there's no need to go
>>>>> hunting for source code and development packages.
>>>>
>>>> That is most definitely very useful.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  If you can try that and it all works, please let me know - I'm trying
>>>>> to write some instructions for new users for a workshop, and I guess
>>>>> it will be 60% windows, 35% mac, 5% linux...
>>>>
>>>> OK - I will see.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Rainer
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Barry
>>>>
>>>>
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