Hi, the next release will introduce the '-n' switch to the install.py script. That can be used to pass the Mac application bundle path to the script. It defaults to '/Applications' (i.e. if not given). That should enable homebrew to create a working recipe.
Regards, Detlev On Wednesday 09 April 2014, 22:34:16 Hirschfeld Michael wrote: > Hi Detlev, > > unfortunateley 'prefix' is no environment variable which can be tested via > os.environ. > > It's more like an variable for the install dir, set by the package manager > Homebrew via the formula and which puts normaly a > "usr/local/Cellar/PackageName/Version/" before the softwares install path. > Example for Homebrews directory structure: > http://img4.picload.org/image/lolagaa/09_04_14_22_09.jpg > > So for instance some files of eric5 landed in > "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.0_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4 > /lib/python3.4//site-packages" which is a symlink to > "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages" > > Maybe these links can explain it a bit better: > https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/wiki/Homebrew-and-Python and > https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/wiki/Gems,-Eggs-and-Perl-Modules > > Somehow this doesn't work with the macAppBundle. A Homebrew dev suggested > it is because of a hardcoded path in install.py. > > > Michael > > Am 08.04.2014 um 19:07 schrieb Detlev Offenbach <det...@die-offenbachs.de>: > > Hello, > > > > is it correct that 'prefix' is an environment variable that can be tested > > for with code like > > > > if 'prefix' in os.environ: > > > > Detlev > > > > On Tuesday 08 April 2014, 18:43:58 Hirschfeld Michael wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > currently I wrote a 'formula/receipt' for the Homebrew package manager > > > to > > > build and install eric5 at OS X [1]. > > > > > > It builds and installs fine except for one thing. Homebrew installs all > > > software into its own 'prefix' in '/usr/local' and almost all of > > > eric5-files also went there. But the target for the application bundle > > > is > > > hardcoded in install.py and installs Eric5 in /Applications regardless > > > of > > > the prefix: > > > > > > def createMacAppBundle(pydir): > > > """ > > > Create a Mac application bundle. > > > > > > @param pydir the name of the directory where the Python script will > > > eventually be installed (string) > > > """ > > > global cfg, sourceDir, macAppBundleName, macPythonExe > > > > > > dirs = {"contents": > > > "/Applications/{0}/Contents/".format(macAppBundleName), "exe": > > > "/Applications/{0}/Contents/MacOS".format(macAppBundleName), "icns": > > > "/Applications/{0}/Contents/Resources".format( > > > macAppBundleName)} > > > os.makedirs(dirs["contents"]) > > > os.mkdir(dirs["exe"]) > > > os.mkdir(dirs["icns"]) > > > > > > So the Homebrew test bot failed with a "PermissionError: [Errno 13] > > > Permission denied: '/Applications/eric5.app'" [2] You can follow the > > > discussion from the pull request at [3]. > > > > > > Any chance to get the install target changed, maybe by a conditional > > > test > > > a'la if $prefix is set > > > install in $prefix > > > else > > > install in /Applications > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/pull/28205/commits > > > [2] > > > http://bot.brew.sh/job/Homebrew%20Pull%20Requests/9512/version=mavericks > > > /te > > > stReport/junit/brew-test-bot/mavericks/install_eric5/ [3] > > > https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/pull/28205 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Eric mailing list > > > Eric@riverbankcomputing.com > > > http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/eric > > > > -- > > Detlev Offenbach > > det...@die-offenbachs.de-- *Detlev Offenbach* det...@die-offenbachs.de
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