[PD] installation questions

I am a "newbie" to pd, so any help you can give would be really appreciated. This is probably dumb.

I am running version 39-0, on a mac 867 powerbook, os x.

1. How do I install GEM and get PD to see it?

documentation that i could find doesn't explain this. I would compile if steps can be spelled out like super-simple for someone who has barely opened the terminal, at all.

2. How do I get certain objects like readanysf~ into

pd?

3. Lastly, sorta seperately, does anyone know what

could be the problem with Jack not making PD connect to a PreSonus sound card. It just won't work. PD, without Jack making the connection, sees the PreSonus sound card and is fine going right to it and on out. I hear Jack is "picky" so how do I help Jack to work w/this soundcard?

Thanks for any help. Andrew

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