I've been using Leo for more than 20 years so I know its value. Anyone else is going to have the reaction of the guy who wrote the negative note on Sourceforge. It is not reasonable to expect anyone to install this software unless they already know the software and are determined to install it.
Isn't it possible to make a something like the Quick Install package of 5.3 work on Mac? That is, just put all dependencies in a folder so nothing has to be installed? Most professional developers in new tech firms use Macs. So this is an important demographic for getting the program more widely used. Also, maybe this is a dumb question but why doesn't the Linux Quick Install work on Mac? BTW, I also was unable to install on Windows last several times I did, had to use the Quick Install. When I have time I will do an install on a clean Windows machine and document issues to Github. Joe On Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 6:11:57 PM UTC-4, Matt Wilkie wrote: > > > Just got a new Mac and was unable to install Leo after 2 hours of trying. > > > Oh that's ugly. Ouch. > > The most recent Mac install debugging effort has been here: > https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues/1288. > > I think the successful install path will resemble: > > - install Anaconda (via miniconda, so it's light weight) > - conda install python, pyqt5 > - download and unpack Leo source code > - `pip install --editable path/to/code/leo-editor` > - some monkeying around with PATH (see issue above, and linked > discussions) > > That's more involved than we'd like of course, but without Mac developers > around it's the best we have at the moment. > > I've no insight on the weird menu thing you describe. > > -matt > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/303265a5-94cb-43e5-833d-b6511f569635%40googlegroups.com.
