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@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Python on Mac OS X README This document provides a quick overview of some Mac OS X specific features in the Python distribution. +OS X specific arguments to configure +==================================== + * ``--enable-framework[=DIR]`` If this argument is specified the build will create a Python.framework rather @@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ on a system running OS X 10.5 or later. The ``all`` and ``64-bit`` flavors can only be built with an 10.5 SDK because ``ppc64`` support was only included with OS X 10.5. Although legacy ``ppc`` support was included with Xcode 3 on OS X 10.6, it was removed in Xcode 4, versions of which were released on OS X 10.6 -and which is the current standard for OS X 10.7 and 10.8. To summarize, the +and which is the standard for OS X 10.7. To summarize, the following combinations of SDKs and universal-archs flavors are available: * 10.4u SDK with Xcode 2 supports ``32-bit`` only @@ -134,6 +137,8 @@ following combinations of SDKs and universal-archs flavors are available: * 10.7 and 10.8 SDKs with Xcode 4 support ``intel`` only + * 10.8 and 10.9 SDKs with Xcode 5 support ``intel`` only + The makefile for a framework build will also install ``python3.4-32`` binaries when the universal architecture includes at least one 32-bit architecture (that is, for all flavors but ``64-bit``). @@ -161,7 +166,6 @@ subprocesses also run in 32-bit-mode if the main interpreter does, use a ``python3.4-32`` binary and use the value of ``sys.executable`` as the ``subprocess`` ``Popen`` executable value. - Building and using a framework-based Python on Mac OS X. ======================================================== @@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ Building and using a framework-based Python on Mac OS X. The main reason is because you want to create GUI programs in Python. With the exception of X11/XDarwin-based GUI toolkits all GUI programs need to be run -from a Mac OSX application bundle (".app"). +from a Mac OS X application bundle (".app"). While it is technically possible to create a .app without using frameworks you will have to do the work yourself if you really want this. @@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ Versions/Current and you will see the familiar bin and lib directories. 3. Do I need extra packages? ---------------------------- -Yes, probably. If you want Tkinter support you need to get the OSX AquaTk +Yes, probably. If you want Tkinter support you need to get the OS X AquaTk distribution, this is installed by default on Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Be aware, though, that the Cocoa-based AquaTk's supplied starting with OS X 10.6 have proven to be unstable. If possible, you should consider @@ -212,9 +216,9 @@ If you want Cocoa you need to get PyObjC. ------------------------------------- This directory contains a Makefile that will create a couple of python-related -applications (full-blown OSX .app applications, that is) in +applications (full-blown OS X .app applications, that is) in "/Applications/Python <VERSION>", and a hidden helper application Python.app -inside the Python.framework, and unix tools "python" and "pythonw" into +inside the Python.framework, and unix tools including "python" into /usr/local/bin. In addition it has a target "installmacsubtree" that installs the relevant portions of the Mac subtree into the Python.framework. @@ -252,18 +256,18 @@ What do all these programs do? "IDLE.app" is an integrated development environment for Python: editor, debugger, etc. -"PythonLauncher.app" is a helper application that will handle things when you +"Python Launcher.app" is a helper application that will handle things when you double-click a .py, .pyc or .pyw file. For the first two it creates a Terminal window and runs the scripts with the normal command-line Python. For the latter it runs the script in the Python.app interpreter so the script can do GUI-things. Keep the ``Option`` key depressed while dragging or double-clicking a script to set runtime options. These options can be set persistently -through PythonLauncher's preferences dialog. +through Python Launcher's preferences dialog. -The program ``pythonx.x`` runs python scripts from the command line. Various -compatibility aliases are also installed, including ``pythonwx.x`` which -in early releases of Python on OS X was required to run GUI programs. In -current releases, the ``pythonx.x`` and ``pythonwx.x`` commands are identical. +The program ``pythonx.x`` runs python scripts from the command line. +Previously, various compatibility aliases were also installed, including +``pythonwx.x`` which in early releases of Python on OS X was required to run +GUI programs. As of 3.4.0, the ``pythonwx.x`` aliases are no longer installed. How do I create a binary distribution? ====================================== @@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ The configure script sometimes emits warnings like the one below:: configure: WARNING: libintl.h: check for missing prerequisite headers? configure: WARNING: libintl.h: see the Autoconf documentation configure: WARNING: libintl.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled" - configure: WARNING: libintl.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result + configure: WARNING: libintl.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result configure: WARNING: libintl.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence configure: WARNING: ## -------------------------------------- ## configure: WARNING: ## Report this to http://bugs.python.org/ ## |