Brennan, Thanks for trying the macOS instructions. I'm the one who wrote them. I was planning to try them with 60 but did not find the time. So I really appreciate your feedback.
Please keep us updated. Jean-Christophe > On Jan 8, 2019, at 6:56, Brennan Benkert <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I know macOS isn't a high priority platform, but I wanted to give the new > version of Icecat a shot. I've used the instructions for building Icecat on > macOS successfully for previous versions: > https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:IceCat/Compile_and_package/build_52.6.0_on_macOS > > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:IceCat/Compile_and_package/build_52.6.0_on_macOS> > > So, naturally I went for it using the same instructions with the current > version (60.3.0 as of writing). First there was a complaint that rust was not > installed, so I installed rust using the suggested method of using rustup.rs > <http://rustup.rs/> > > Next there was an issue finding LLVM, so I installed LLVM using Homebrew. > After this the make process completed successfully so I ran make package. > Naturally it failed, throwing a bunch of errors like: > > Missing file(s): > /IceCat.app/Contents/MacOS/browser/extensions/[email protected] > > <mailto:IceCat.app/Contents/MacOS/browser/extensions/[email protected]>/ > > Also, there is this final few lines: > > mozpack.errors.AccumulatedErrors > make[3]: *** [stage-package] Error 1 > make[2]: *** [make-package] Error 2 > make[1]: *** [default] Error 2 > make: *** [package] Error 2 > > > I tried the entire process a couple times, and did a little searching for the > meaning of the errors, before I was ready to give up. When I went to change > my default browser, it showed Icecat 60.3.0 as the current default! > > So here I am with Icecat 60.3.0 working on my Mac, in spite of the errors > during make package. As some of you could probably guess, I'm stuck running > this app out of the /dist folder. Any thoughts on what is happening, and why > I'm able to run the app in spite of the errors seen? > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org <http://gnuzilla.gnu.org/> Jean-Christophe Helary ----------------------------------------------- http://mac4translators.blogspot.com <http://mac4translators.blogspot.com/> @brandelune
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