-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/25/11 8:19 PM, James Linder wrote: > > On 25/10/2011, at 9:39 PM, > fink-beginners-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > >> >> The reboot worked! I have gimp2. Now, I don't suppose there is >> a way to start this from the Finder Applications folder or create >> something like a Gimp.app, is there? Or at least a launcher of >> some sort from the bottom tool bar? > > After I struggled a bit to build, I went to gimps www and > downloaded 2.6 which works perfectly. Qt builds launchers for the > apps it makes.
It has the _capability_; how that gets implemented is up to the individual package. > The Downloaded gimp has launchers. Yes, mainly because they have to include every dynamic library not provided by the OS that the executable uses, and it's quite convenient to have those in an OS X application (really a folder). > I'm sure I could handcraft a launcher, but I wait with bated breath > to see the RightWay of doing this James That's the same we don't have one, I would imagine. If it's not in the upstream build procedure, then our maintainers typically don't go to the extra trouble of crafting an OS X app bundle. In addition to Automator, I've used a couple of tools that map Unix applications into OS X Applications: http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus http://www.rhythmiccanvas.com/software/xdroplets/index.html - -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk6oADgACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ9/EQCghhOJZE2jFBLZv+Hzil1+oewY MjUAni/2OcXxwljSKZ2HVraf3Wi5J2w/ =OFmX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
