Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-15 Thread Dave Horsfall
On Mon, 15 May 2017, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > I guess /opt is a standard UNIX directory, and macOS does install other > UNIX directories like /private and /usr as hidden, so it makes sense. A semi-standard; it was first used on Solaris as I recall to install non-base-but-supported software (such

Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-15 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On May 15, 2017, at 20:18, Al Varnell wrote: > /opt has been installed as a hidden directory by every macOS/OS X installer > from day 1. I guess /opt is a standard UNIX directory, and macOS does install other UNIX directories like /private and /usr as hidden, so it makes sense. Nevertheless,

Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-15 Thread Al Varnell
/opt has been installed as a hidden directory by every macOS/OS X installer from day 1. Sent from my iPhone -Al- -- Al Varnell Mountain View, CA On May 15, 2017, at 3:48 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > The OS does not have any idea what /opt is or that it should be hidden, > unless someone told it

Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-15 Thread Lenore Horner
> On May 15, 2017, at 18:48, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > > >> On May 15, 2017, at 14:53, Lenore Horner wrote: >> >> >>> On May 15, 2017, at 13:56, Ryan Schmidt wrote: >>> >>> On May 15, 2017, at 12:03, Dave

Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-15 Thread Ryan Schmidt
> On May 15, 2017, at 14:53, Lenore Horner wrote: > > >> On May 15, 2017, at 13:56, Ryan Schmidt wrote: >> >> >>> On May 15, 2017, at 12:03, Dave Horsfall wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, 16 May 2017, Joshua Root wrote: >>>

Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-15 Thread Ryan Schmidt
> On May 15, 2017, at 12:03, Dave Horsfall wrote: > > On Tue, 16 May 2017, Joshua Root wrote: > >> You can hit cmd-shift-. to show hidden files and folders in open/save >> dialogs. > > The question is of course why is /opt hidden in the first place? This > smacks of the

Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-15 Thread Dave Horsfall
On Tue, 16 May 2017, Joshua Root wrote: > You can hit cmd-shift-. to show hidden files and folders in open/save > dialogs. The question is of course why is /opt hidden in the first place? This smacks of the M$ "you don't need to know this" attitude. -- Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who

Re: Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-14 Thread Ryan Schmidt
Works as intended. The Finder and the file choosing dialogs do not show hidden directories, and we do indeed mark /opt as hidden. In the Finder, you can press Command-Shift-G, then type /opt to get there. You can do that in file choosing dialogs too, or just start typing /opt. If we don't

Trac does not see /opt for attaching files

2017-05-14 Thread William H. Magill
I know that Apple has changed things, so I don’t know if this is a bug or a WAI (works as intended). When you file a Trac ticket and attempt to attach a log file — the “choose” option does NOT show /opt. Obviously, easily worked around by copying the /opt file to a user directory. If this is