There are some minor changes to the code that would allow ooRexx to run, on Mac OS, from any folder it is copied to without recompiling. There are some special library load paths that inform Mac OS of the relative location of shared libraries. Because Mac OS by default searches some libraries that are specifically in the code for linux (like /usr/lib), a Mac OS version could replace that section of the code that searches those library load paths with the special relative paths. This would also eliminate having to code any environmental variable pointing to the library path.
I forget which source file the code is in, but it is the one that performs the library loads. I would have to look up the form of the relative path that you code, but it would be something that would be relative to the executable. If you’re interested in making those changes, I would be happy to look it up again. Bruce > On Mar 30, 2018, at 11:24 AM, P.O. Jonsson <oor...@jonases.se> wrote: > > Dear developers, > > I think the discussion have gone off in another direction than the title > proposes (I have no opinion on that matter) but for what it is worth I just > now created an ooRexx installation that runs of a USB stick, with no use of > superuser powers whatsoever. > > It is only for MAC but the idea is extremely simple and should be possible to > take to other platforms: During the CMake I redirected the installation to > /volumes/<myUSBstickName>. After that the only thing I needed to do was to > amend the path. > > Can be found here, instructions for use in the dmg image, just mount it and > read howto.txt. > > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p66c7g01h4jz5ss/AAAZd_Q2yQddrTHagxPo_UiTa?dl=0 > <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p66c7g01h4jz5ss/AAAZd_Q2yQddrTHagxPo_UiTa?dl=0> > > > Hälsningar/Regards/Grüsse, > P.O. Jonsson > oor...@jonases.se <mailto:oor...@jonases.se> > > > > >> Am 30.03.2018 um 17:02 schrieb René Jansen <rvjan...@xs4all.nl >> <mailto:rvjan...@xs4all.nl>>: >> >> Moritz, >> >> After Gil’s talk I am also excited about ADDRESS WITH (and the fact that it >> has been taken up by Rick) so we might hold off the freeze for some time >> until we have all infrastructure and installers ready (and maybe have >> ADDRESS WITH). Maybe this gives us also time to look into the portable >> version again. I personally think this would be a great boost for takeup. >> >> I remember you had a set of patches to turn the sockets of rxapi into pipes. >> I do not remember if this was windows-only or also included linux/macos. >> >> The issues with rxapi: >> >> - you must be authorized to run it on its port >> - the firewall must allow access (cost me great headaches on Z, where the >> standard image for a Linux VM was very restrictive, and you got a timeout >> and no message) >> - you must be authorized to start it, so that means a service on windows or >> some systemd / startup item >> - it writes a PID file so whoever starts it, must be authorized to write >> there >> >> Thing is, solutions must work for the three main platforms, that is the >> reason of my question. >> >> best regards, >> >> >> René >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org <http://slashdot.org/>! >> http://sdm.link/slashdot <http://sdm.link/slashdot> >> _______________________________________________ >> Oorexx-devel mailing list >> Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> <mailto:Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! > http://sdm.link/slashdot_______________________________________________ > Oorexx-devel mailing list > Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
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