[Eric] eric5 on MacOS X

[detlev]

On Montag, 26. Juli 2010, b k wrote:
> After a lot of trouble I've managed to get eric5 running on Mac OS X 10.6.4
> with python3. I had to create a 64-bit build of python 3.1.2 (which
> involved building readline as well) which I can make available for others
> if there is interest.
> 
> It runs well however I have the following criticisms:
> 
> - There is apparently no autohide button for the horizontal/vertical
> toolbars as on windows?

The GUI should be the same on all platforms. Maybe you can send a screenshot 
and highlight the difference.

> - External tools such as Qt Designer don't launch (probably a path issue, I
> haven't spent much time investigating)

Try the programs dialog. It should give a list of all tools and wether they 
were found or not.

> - Installation litters /usr/[local]/bin with a bunch of eric5-* scripts. It
> would be nice to have a cleaner install. This would be nice with the
> windows version also.

And uninstall would get rid if needed.

> 
> Thanks,
> Ben K

Detlev
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