Re: software packaging and installation (was Re: Guide for Setting Up MSF on Lion)

[Carlos Perez <carlos_perez () darkoperator com>]

Do you have a link to stow?

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On Jan 12, 2012, at 4:10 PM, Mike Patterson <mike () snowcrash ca> wrote:

> Yeah, you're absolutely correct about the different approaches thing. I
> was just throwing in my two cents since I've spent a lot of time
> thinking about how software installation is done in general, and on Mac
> clients in particular, in the last several years.
>
> I prefer the stow approach because it lets me do the same thing for
> Ruby, Perl, Python (I need all three daily :( ) as well as other
> software I acquire or write, without needing to really learn the
> vagaries of RVM and the like.
>
> I didn't mean to derail the conversation away from your documentation,
> sorry about that.
>
> On 12-01-12 2:24 PM, Carlos Perez wrote:
> > I think they do not cooperate because they have 2 way different approaches, I personally prefer brew since it does 
> > not fill my drive with several copies of libraries that I may already have. I think it is more of personal 
> > preference, that is why I will include both. Will have to play with stow, I have lived in the ruby world with RVM 
> > and in Python with pythonbrew, I will look in to perl this year.
> >
> > On Jan 12, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Mike Patterson wrote:
> >
> > > MacPorts has had gcc forever. I love it when it decides I need gcc 4.1
> > > for something or other.
> > >
> > > The lack of cooperation between MacPorts and Brew is why I avoid Brew; I
> > > prefer not to have things besides me take over /usr/local.
> > >
> > > I also have started using stow to manage ~/pkg for things like
> > > interpreters - I'm not fond of the way any package manager tends to
> > > interact with gems, CPAN, etc etc.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > On 12-01-12 11:04 AM, Carlos Perez wrote:
> > > > SL has the proper GCC so no need there. I will install macports and write a section for that if the person prefers 
> > > > macports, also on ports I belive you can install gcc I belive they added that recently. Installing SL VM to write 
> > > > a guide specific for that one. 
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 12, 2012, at 11:48 AM, Larry Pesce wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Carlos, I know you love homebrew but I had issues...
> > > > >
> > > > > Homebrew does not like he fact that I have MacPorts installed, and I'm
> > > > > sorta stuck with it at this point...
> > > > >
> > > > > I also had issues right out of the gate with the install of gcc.  I
> > > > > don't recall the error.
> > > > >
> > > > > Might have something to do with the fact I'm still on Snow Leopard.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 1/12/12 8:47 AM, Carlos Perez wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Guys 
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > After chatting with Mudge in IRC for a while and some debugging I updated my guide for  and setting up 
> > > > > > metasploit on OSX to also include the steps and configurations changes to also get armitage working, also 
> > > > > > changed by feedback of some friends how to set up msf for use more in tuned on how a regular pentester would use 
> > > > > > it instead of a code monkey like me :) your feedback is appreciated. I would like to make sure it works for 
> > > > > > everyone before putting it on my page so I included the PDF on the procedure. Working on adding setting up 
> > > > > > armitage for collaboration also.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > Carlos
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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