Hi Karl-Dieter(?): thanks for helping me. this text was the readme file in the Sage .dmg. it has a data of feb 27, 2011, 1:32AM. you guys work late.
instead of writing "run it", I would write "doubleclick on the sage executable to run it. it will open in a Terminal window. sage is smart enough to recognize when it has been moved and is opened in a new location, and will automatically run some configurations." now I am looking forward to trying it out... regards, /iaw On Apr 25, 10:48 am, kcrisman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ivo, > > Just a followup - is this a README in the top level of the dmg, but > NOT in the Sage folder? (In 4.6.2, not the 4.7 alpha series, there is > also a file sage-README-osx.txt, which has since - finally - been > removed and put where it belongs; this is the same file, but should > only be visible to users in a dmg.) > > If you look at the top level directory, you'll just see a normal > README, which will tell you to do > > ./sage > > in the command line from the directory. You can do this for now if > you want. > > What happened is that we really updated the instructions for the Mac > app bundle, but left the instructions for the regular version (which > also appears in this file since we package as a dmg) a little more > unclear. Doug McNeill is working on a better-worded version of > this, and will likely reply here. Thank you again. > > - kcrisman > > On Apr 25, 9:08 am, ivo welch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > just downloaded Sage for the first time, so I have a fresh eye. > > Looking over the README file: > > > 3) Use finder to visit the sage folder you just copied it and double > > click on the "sage" icon. > > > 4) Select to run it with "Terminal": > > Choose Applications, then select "All Applications" in the > > "Enable:" drop down. Change the "Applications" drop down > > to "Utilities". On the left, scroll and select "Terminal". > > Click "Open", then in the next dialog select "Update". > > > uhmm...once I double click on the sage icon, I see the contents of the > > folder. In "select to run *it*", what is it? and what does it mean > > to "run it with Terminal"? > > > I am a pretty competent unix user, but I have no idea what we are > > trying to accomplish here, or what menus we are looking at. > > > 7) Email > > http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support > > with any questions. > > > this should probably say something like "go to ... for any questions." > > some users may try to put the URL into their mailer and then wonder. > > maybe it should also say that it requires group registrations... > > > regards, > > > /iaw > > ---- > > Ivo Welch ([email protected], [email protected]) -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
