Hi David This is *exactly* what I did when implementing iMosflm’s double-clickable icons for Mac, Windows (“proper” Windows, not WSL, CygWin or MSYS) and Linux, many years ago…
Since MacOS is based on (may well actually be, I can’t remember…) BSD UNIX, loads of shell things (nearly but not quite 100%) that work for Linux will also work for Macs (as you suspect). Harry > On 5 Jun 2023, at 12:31, David J. Schuller <schul...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > I am not familiar with Macs, but on Linux the first problem could be easily > solved by having the desktop shortcut call a brief shell script rather than > the executable. The script would first set up the environment properly, then > call the executable. > > > ======================================================================= > All Things Serve the Beam > ======================================================================= > David J. Schuller > modern man in a post-modern world > MacCHESS, Cornell University > schul...@cornell.edu > From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Kay Diederichs > <kay.diederi...@uni-konstanz.de> > Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2023 8:43 AM > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Error in xdsgui: you have to install generate_XDS.INP > in your path > > Dear Zhen Gong, > > Installation of XDS and associated programs is documented in the > "Installation" article in XDSwiki. > If I google "XDSwiki installation article", it is the first hit. > > Your PATH is probably different when you double-click XDSGUI to start it, > compared to what it is on the command line. > So don 't double-click it! Start XDSGUI from the command line - this way you > also see error messages from generate_XDS.INP, and output of POINTLESS and > Coot. > Use the latest versions of the programs. > > Concerning HDF5 processing, read the Installation article. > As Graeme said, you need a library, and you need to tell XDS where it is, > with a LIB= line in XDS.INP . > There are different library versions for Intel Mac and Silicon Mac. > if you have a Silicon Mac, I recommend to use the specific Silicon Mac > versions of XDS, XDSGUI and the library. > > Hope this helps, > Kay > > On Sat, 3 Jun 2023 18:24:24 +0100, Zhen Gong <zg2...@cumc.columbia.edu> wrote: > > >Dear all, > > > >I have encountered this problem in xdsgui: you have to install > >generate_XDS.INP in your path. Generate_XDS.INP works fine in command line > >but not in the GUI. I saw the same question was raised up by another user > >previously on CCP4bb but I was not able to see Key's reply any more. > > > >Thank you very much for your help! > > > >Best regards, > >Zhen > > > >######################################################################## > > > >To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > >https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > > >This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing > >list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at > >https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing > list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
