That's seems a ridiculously obtuse process. Not doubting it, but couldn't the application builder be made to take care of this? Mark
On May 19, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Steve King wrote: > >> I know nothing at all of Macs.... >> >> I have Rev Studio (windows) and in the standalone builder there is a Mac >> (OSX) tab and when I build my Windows Standalone, I also get a Mac folder. >> >> Is this a Mac standlone of any type? If so, how is it used. What is OSX? > > "OSX" is a misspelling of "OS X" ("OS version 10"), the Mac operating system > Apple ships with their computers. > >> I never build for Macs, it just happens in the club this application is for >> there is one Mac user. All the rest are windows users. > > Unfortunately, Apple's Unix core will require an extra step to deploy there: > > The folder you see is what Apple calls a "bundle", and contains all the parts > and pieces the app needs to run, things that are embedded into a single file > on Windows. > > Within the bundle at this path: > > /<bundlename>.app/Contents/MacOS/<exename> > > ...where it says <exename> you'll find the actual executable. But since it > was generated from Windows it has no executable bit, which Unix-based file > systems need to run a file as an executable. > > To make the app runnnable you'll need to copy the *.app bundle to a Mac, then > on the Mac use Terminal to change the permissions on the executable using > chmod. > > If there's an easier way to generate Mac standalones from Windows I haven't > found it. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.revjournal.com > revJournal blog: http://revjournal.com/blog.irv > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution