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 This recommended method (sc. install Ikiwiki using pkgsrc) is not compatible with homebrew and the packages installed via homebrew,  and, therefore, not always a viable solution to installing Ikiwiki on Mac computers.
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+> In what way is it "not compatible"? Have you tried it? I can't
+> think of any technical reason why having a working Homebrew
+> installation would prevent one from also having a working pkgsrc
+> installation, or vice versa. (MacPorts and Fink can certainly coexist
+> with each other and with other package managers on the same system.)
+>
+> We used to direct OS X ikiwiki users to MacPorts, but the version
+> there is almost three years old. pkgsrc's ikiwiki stays up to date
+> because I keep it that way. If someone packages ikiwiki for Homebrew
+> and reliably keeps the package updated, then we could discuss
+> whether pointing folks at Homebrew is better advice than what's
+> currently being given here. In the meantime, if you've tried and
+> failed to install ikiwiki from pkgsrc on OS X, please report your
+> problem in detail so it can be addressed in some way. --[[schmonz]]