# Re: GNU Radio Using MacPorts

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gnu-radio-using-macports/224775>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [November 26, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gnu-radio-using-macports/224775 "2012-11-26T03:02:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gnu-radio-using-macports/224775/1 "2012-11-26T03:02:25Z")

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I also got the port to work, though it took some doing.

$ sudo port install gnuradio

didn’t work, though I then learned about variants.

$ sudo port install gnuradio +grc +python27 +uhd +orc +swig

worked but the gui wasn’t installed, so I didn’t have much luck with  
grc.  
Going to

$ sudo port install gnuradio +wxgui

immediately after didn’t work, which I assume is because I don’t know  
anything about variants.

after deleting everything and reinstalling, neither

$ sudo port install gnuradio +full  
$ sudo port install gnuradio +python27 +full

worked. I don’t know why

and

$ sudo port install gnuradio +grc +jack +orc +portaudio +python27 +qtgui  
+sdl +swig +uhd +wavelet +wxgui

appeared to work all the way.

I am running 10.8.2 on a MacBook Air, MacPorts 2.1.2

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Kovaleski](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Scott\_Kovaleski](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Kovaleski)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gnu-radio-using-macports/224775/2 "2012-11-26T14:01:36Z")

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Hi Scott (and, anyone else trying this build using MacPorts): If you  
have log files for any of these efforts, send them to me with the  
command line you used that created them. That way I can try to make  
these ports even more robust; and / or help you figure out what’s going  
on with your system. That said, I’m glad you figured out some set of  
variants that worked for you. - MLD

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Kovaleski](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Scott\_Kovaleski](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Kovaleski)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gnu-radio-using-macports/224775/3 "2012-11-26T17:52:33Z")

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Keep the log files… good advice. Wish I had thought of that before I  
nuked them. Sometimes I get in a rush to “get things done” and I forget  
little things like that. I have two more machines to try the port on, if  
I  
run into trouble I will post for those. Neither is running 10.8.2  
though.

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Kovaleski](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Scott\_Kovaleski](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Kovaleski)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gnu-radio-using-macports/224775/4 "2012-12-28T21:11:59Z")

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I’m also running into difficulty installing on 10.8. I’ve recently  
upgraded from 10.5 and finally got everything else in MacPorts updated.  
I made sure that cmake is current (2.8.9). I’ve tried a handful of  
variations on the install command, including “sudo port install  
gnuradio”, “sudo port install gnuradio +full”, “… +full +python27”,  
and “sudo port install gnuradio +grc +jack +orc +portaudio +python27  
+qtgui +sdl +swig +uhd +wavelet +wxgui”. The attached log file is from  
running “sudo port install gnuradio”.

System background: 2009 MacBook Pro, running 10.8.2. XCode version is  
4.5.2. MacPorts version is 2.1.2.

I can’t really get much of an idea about how to proceed from the log  
file. Any ideas?

Thanks,  
Jeremy