You may need to tell me how to set a breakpoint and give you a better error result.
On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Seth Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Davy, thank you so much. > > I got this error: > > Unpacking leo (from leo_5.0-1_Fink.deb) ... > /sw/bin/dpkg-deb: file `leo_5.0-1_Fink.deb' contains ununderstood data > member data.tar.xz , giving up > dpkg(49543,0x7fff7e7fe300) malloc: *** error for object > 0x7fff58a53d90: pointer being freed was not allocated > *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug > > I'll follow up on mime and desktop launchers, as I don't know yet. A > little worried because I already have a problem (unrelated to this) > where if I try to "Open with" and click on "always open with" my > system doesn't register that file association. > > I think the main deal with most installs on Mac OSX is to put the app > in /Applications . For fink, in /sw/Applications or /sw/bin > > Installation packages (other than fink and its apt-get approach) > literally have the style of an archive that you open with an > application folder and a virtual link to the system /Application > directory in it, and the install instructions are simply to drag the > application icon to the /Application directory. > > That generally just puts the app in a standard location in the Apple > Finder app, where most apps are launched from (other than the fink > apps which launch from a bash prompt). One can drag from there to the > desktop if one wants a desktop launcher, or into the popup application > launcher at the bottom of the Mac OSX desktop interface. This is > standard for Mac apps, and you don't get a lot of desktop launchers > from installing apps. > > Other apps do have an installation app that you double click on in the > archive that behaves much like say a .msi install. > > Given how fink apps generally work on Mac, maybe you don't need to > bother with Desktop launchers, just apt-get and then one just types > "leo" at the bash prompt. > > So I will follow up after searching for instructions on creating a > "shortcut" icon for a fink app and how to set mime file associations. > > > Seth > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 3:50 AM, Davy Cottet <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've just uploaded a first build of a Fink deb package for Mac users. >> >> You can download it here : >> https://mega.co.nz/#!CQRQhKCL!toISQjV0XExLAhmUu3mgCefYK9MoTzxFWUNi5iouPno >> >> Then try to install it with Fink : >> sudo dpkg -i leo_5.0-1_Fink.deb >> >> To remove it : >> sudo dpkg -r leo_5.0-1_Fink.deb >> >> This is a very basic version that should just install : >> - dependencies (python 2.7, qt4, pyqt4, docutils & pygments) >> - a launcher here : /sw/bin/leo >> - leo package here /sw/share/pyshared/leo/ >> >> If this work, I'll be glad if you can tell me where to install what in order >> to get mime type & desktop launchers. >> Maybe it need some more dependencies, just tell me. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "leo-editor" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
