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author | Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> | 2011-01-15 04:37:12 (GMT) |
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committer | Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> | 2011-01-15 04:37:12 (GMT) |
commit | 4ce92b23fe968a6866f89e31f4bfd4585c0cead2 (patch) | |
tree | ebed0af100168b7caa6bafb9c93566b1478575ab /Mac | |
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#10907: Warn OS X 10.6 IDLE users to use ActiveState Tcl/Tk 8.5,
rather than the currently problematic Apple-supplied one,
when running with the 64-/32-bit installer variant.
Diffstat (limited to 'Mac')
-rw-r--r-- | Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt | 47 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Mac/BuildScript/resources/Welcome.rtf | 28 |
2 files changed, 49 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt b/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt index 67d4525..761cffb 100644 --- a/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt +++ b/Mac/BuildScript/resources/ReadMe.txt @@ -1,29 +1,36 @@ This package will install Python $FULL_VERSION for Mac OS X -$MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET for the following -architecture(s): $ARCHITECTURES. +$MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET for the following architecture(s): +$ARCHITECTURES. -Separate installers are available for older versions -of Mac OS X, see the homepage, below. +Installation requires approximately $INSTALL_SIZE MB of disk space, +ignore the message that it will take zero bytes. -Installation requires approximately $INSTALL_SIZE MB of disk -space, ignore the message that it will take zero bytes. +You must install onto your current boot disk, even though the +installer does not enforce this, otherwise things will not work. -You must install onto your current boot disk, even -though the installer does not enforce this, otherwise -things will not work. +Python consists of the Python programming language interpreter, plus +a set of programs to allow easy access to it for Mac users including +an integrated development environment, IDLE, plus a set of pre-built +extension modules that open up specific Macintosh technologies to +Python programs. -Python consists of the Python programming language -interpreter, plus a set of programs to allow easy -access to it for Mac users including an integrated development -environment, IDLE, plus a set of pre-built extension modules -that open up specific Macintosh technologies to Python programs. + **** IMPORTANT **** + +Before using IDLE or other programs using the tkinter graphical user +interface toolkit, visit http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/ +for current information about supported and recommended versions +of Tcl/Tk for this version of Python and Mac OS X. -The installer puts the applications in "Python $VERSION" -in your Applications folder, and the underlying machinery in -$PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR. It can optionally place -links to the command-line tools in /usr/local as well, -by default you have to add the "bin" directory inside -the framework to you shell's search path. + ******************* + +The installer puts applications, an "Update Shell Profile" command, +and an Extras folder containing demo programs and tools into the +"Python $VERSION" subfolder of the system Applications folder, +and puts the underlying machinery into the folder +$PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR. It can +optionally place links to the command-line tools in /usr/local/bin as +well. Double-click on the "Update Shell Profile" command to add the +"bin" directory inside the framework to your shell's search path. More information on Python in general can be found at http://www.python.org. diff --git a/Mac/BuildScript/resources/Welcome.rtf b/Mac/BuildScript/resources/Welcome.rtf index ed4643b..d209b10 100644 --- a/Mac/BuildScript/resources/Welcome.rtf +++ b/Mac/BuildScript/resources/Welcome.rtf @@ -1,19 +1,35 @@ -{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf430 +{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1038\cocoasubrtf350 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} -\paperw11900\paperh16840\margl1440\margr1440\vieww9920\viewh10660\viewkind0 +\paperw11904\paperh16836\margl1440\margr1440\vieww9640\viewh10620\viewkind0 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 This package will install -\b MacPython $FULL_VERSION +\b Python $FULL_VERSION \b0 for \b Mac OS X $MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET \b0 .\ \ -MacPython consists of the Python programming language interpreter, plus a set of programs to allow easy access to it for Mac users including an integrated development environment \b IDLE\b0 plus a set of pre-built extension modules that open up specific Macintosh technologies to Python programs.\ + +\b Python for Mac OS X +\b0 consists of the Python programming language interpreter, plus a set of programs to allow easy access to it for Mac OS X users including an integrated development environment +\b IDLE +\b0 and a set of pre-built extension modules that open up specific Macintosh technologies to Python programs.\ \ -See the ReadMe file for more information.\ +See the ReadMe file and the Python documentation for more information.\ \ \b NOTE: -\b0 This package will by default not update your shell profile and will also not install files in /usr/local. Double-click \b Update Shell Profile\b0 at any time to make $FULL_VERSION the default Python.} +\b0 This package will by default not update your shell profile and will also not install files in /usr/local. Double-click +\b Update Shell Profile +\b0 at any time to make $FULL_VERSION the default Python.\ +\ + +\b IMPORTANT: +\b0 +\b IDLE +\b0 and other programs using the +\b tkinter +\b0 graphical user interface toolkit require specific versions of the +\b Tcl/Tk +\b0 platform independent windowing toolkit. Visit {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/"}}{\fldrslt http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/}} for current information on supported and recommended versions of Tcl/Tk for this version of Python and Mac OS X.}
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