Install ImageMagicK on OSX Lion

Yay! Not only has Apple taken us a few steps back in terms of the operating system, but they've also broken my favorite memory-leaking image-manipulation tool - ImageMagick!

Thankfully, I've come up with a way to get it working again (although the process is slightly bassackwards):

Using Homebrew

If you are using Homebrew as a package manager for Mac, you'll need to perform the following steps to get ImageMagicK working on OSX Mountain Lion:

1. Remove any existing versions of ImageMagick:

   $ brew uninstall imagemagick
   

2. Update Homebrew

   $ brew update
   

3. Install the latest Xcode from the App Store (it's free now?)

4. Clean up using the command

   $ brew cleanup
   

5. Ensure brew is roaring

   $ brew doctor
   

And delete any files that end in .a or .la

1. (Re)install ImageMagick

   $ brew install imagemagick
   

Using MacPorts

If you are using MacPorts as a package manager for Mac, you'll need to perform the following steps to get ImageMagicK working on OSX Mountain Lion:

1. Remove any existing versions of ImageMagick:

   $ port uninstall imagemagick
   

2. Update MacPorts

   $ port selfupdate
   

3. Install the latest Xcode from the App Store (it's free now?)

4. (Re)install ImageMagick

   $ port install imagemagick
   

Without a Package Manager

1. Download Homebrew

2. See Part 1