Specific instructions for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later, Intel or PPC

XCode

Make sure you have xcode installed. If you don't have it, get it here (You'll need a Mac Developer Account)

Install Python

We won't use the Python version that comes with Mac OS X. Install the Mac Python version available here.
Update your path: using Finder, go to Applications > MacPython 2.5 . There is a script there called Update Shell Profile.command that adds the new Python to your .bash_profile.
You can test the installation typing python -V in the shell. You should see Python 2.5.2

Install numpy, scipy and matplotlib

Chris Fonnesbeck created a automator script to install numpy, scipy and matplotlib. The installer for PPC works fine. The automator script for Intel didn't work for me, so I had to do this:

Requirements

setuptools: download ez_setup.py, and run it (sudo python ez_setup.py); this will download and install the appropriate setuptools egg for your Python version.
libpng and libjpeg: Install the universal package available here
If you are using Leopard: freetype. You have to install macports. And then do a sudo port install freetype and create a symlink to the installed library:

  sudo ln -s /opt/local/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib /usr/local/lib/

Install packages using setuptools:

  sudo easy_install http://idisk.mac.com/fonnesbeck-Public/numpy-1.0.5.dev4851-py2.5-macosx-10.5-i386.egg
  sudo easy_install http://idisk.mac.com/fonnesbeck-Public/scipy-0.7.0.dev3998-py2.5-macosx-10.5-i386.egg
  sudo easy_install http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/matplotlib/matplotlib-0.91.2-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg

Install other python extensions

PyXml
- Uncompress it and inside the uncompressed directory do a sudo python setup.py install
In order to use the Log feature, you need to install MySQLdb. In order to do that , you need to install MySQL. Get specific version for your system here. Then install MySQLdb
- Uncompress it and and inside the uncompressed directory do a sudo python setup.py install
Install ZSI 2.1:

 sudo easy_install http://superb-east.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pywebsvcs/ZSI-2.1_a1-py2.5.egg

Install VTK CVS version (Skip this step if you won't use VTK)

First you'll need CMake: get the latest release here
Then you can get vtk: follow the instructions to download the CVS source code on this page
(Skip this step if you don't need to run CORIE workflows) Follow these instructions to add CORIE and other needed files to VTK.
To compile VTK follow the instructions in the file README.html in the root of VTK directory tree
On configuring CMake, make sure that the variables VTK_WRAP_PYTHON, VTK_USE_GUISUPPORT, VTK_USE_DISPLAY, VTK_USE_CARBON are ON and VTK_USE_QVTK, VTK_USE_COCOA, VTK_USE_X are OFF
Create a environment variable called PYTHONPATH
- export PYTHONPATH=<path/to/vtk_build>/Wrapping/Python:<path/to/vtk_build>/bin:.

Install Qt 4.3.4 or above

You can get the open source version for MAC here
Uncompress the file and inside the uncompressed directory run configure then make and finally sudo make install
Add the /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.3.4/bin to the PATH variable

Install GraphViz

For Leopard: Install this package
Tiger: There are Mac OS X builds of nightly snapshots here
- Add the usr/local/graphviz-version/bin to the PATH variable

Install SIP

Get the stable release version available here. (The latest snapshot version is here)
Uncompress the file, and inside the directory, type python configure.py. Then make and make install

Install PyQt4

Get the stable version, available here. (The latest snapshot version is here)
Uncompress the file, and inside the directory, type python configure.py. Then make and make install

CDAT

If you want to install cdat from source on mac, follow these instructions.

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