I googled a bit, and really what I said is the deal in Mac OSX: there's no expectation of desktop launch icons. You access apps via Finder, a sort of navigator that has a standard location for apps, and Dock, which is the popup app launcher in the desktop interface. I haven't looked into putting an icon to launch via bash in those two places yet. Mac also has Launchpad, which emulates the grid of apps on iOS. But the basics of Mac OSX is really just drag into Applications, so the baseline for an apt-get app vis fink is really just a bash launch.
On setting MIME types, this seems to cover the basic insights: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/9866/programmatically-script-atically-changing-the-default-open-with-setting Seth On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Seth Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I am running purely 64 bit, in case that's the issue > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Seth Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: >> 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.
