conflict with macports

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jun 10, 2014, at 8:16 AM, Mark Brethen wrote:

> Response from z88 developers below. I followed up with the suggested fixes already mentioned in this group.
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Z88Aurora Support <z88aurora at uni-bayreuth.de>
>> Subject: AW: conflict with macports
>> Date: June 10, 2014 at 2:32:41 AM CDT
>> To: <deleted>
>> 
>> Hello Mr. Brethen,
>>  
>> unfortunately, it is not possible to simply change the location of the GTK+ files.

Yes, it is possible for the people who packaged this Z88Aurora distribution to repackage it with files in a different location, and as we've discussed previously, that's what they must do to fix this conflict with MacPorts.

>> To run Z88Aurora, you need the GTK+ package to be installed to /opt.
>> I don’t know much about MacPorts, but how does the GTK+ package interfere with this? GTK+ will create the following folders/files:
>>  
>> /opt/local

[snip]

>> Please ensure that this will not interfere with the existing MacPorts files in /opt and you will be fine.

Installing files to /opt/local does interfere with MacPorts; they must not install files there.

They are welcome to invent another prefix of their own choosing into which to put their files. Directories under /opt are a common choice. /opt/z88 or /opt/aurora for example would be fine choices. /opt/local is a poor choice because that has already been chosen by MacPorts.