[maubp]

Just a note for anyone using my instructions above, they've been fine for me up to and including MIRA 3.2.0.

As of MIRA 3.2.1 you'll also need the BOOST regex library - I was getting this error from the MIRA configure script:

checking whether the Boost::Regex library is available... yes
configure: error: Could not link against boost_thread !

So, install BOOST again (I tried with BOOST 1.42.0 initially since I already had that, then again with the latest release, BOOST 1.45.0) but with regex this time:

cd boost_1_45_0
./bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=thread,regex
./bjam
./bjam install --prefix=$HOME

I ignored this warning:

warning: Building Boost.Regex with the optional Unicode/ICU support disabled.
note: Please refer to the Boost.Regex documentation for more information
note: this is a strictly optional feature.

Then:

cd mira-3.2.1
./configure --with-boost=$HOME
make
make check

I realised afterwards that alternatively you can try calling MIRA's configure script with --with-boost-regex=no

[BaCh]

Just a note for anyone using my instructions above, they've been fine for me up to and including MIRA 3.2.0.

Starting with the next stable version of MIRA, OSX binaries provided should run on any OSX >=10.5. Furthermore, compiling the sources yourself should be way more easy on OSX (almost as easy as on Linux).

The current development version (3.2.1.x) already have these changes included for anyone who is interested to test-drive that.

B.

[maubp]

For the record, the recipe in Post 31 still works fine using Mac OS X Lion, Xcode 4.1 downloaded free via the App Store, Boost 1.47, and MIRA 3.4.0, which is nice.

[Humphseq]

Mira folder location

Dear Maubp, should the Mira folder be in my home directory (and should I move it there before compiling?) I'm still confused as to where things should go in unix on a mac. Thanks!

[maubp]

Dear Maubp, should the Mira folder be in my home directory (and should I move it there before compiling?) I'm still confused as to where things should go in unix on a mac. Thanks!

Basically it is up to you.

You don't have to move it - I usually run MIRA from my working directory with the full path to the MIRA binary - but then I often have several versions of MIRA on my machine and this lets me be explicit about which I'm using.

Or you can leave it where it is, but put that folder on the PATH.

Or, you can install it under your home directory at $HOME/bin and make sure that is on your PATH.

Or, if you have admin rights, you can install it at system level.