From: David Elliott Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:35:38 +0000 (+0000) Subject: * Use sudo instead of su and enabling the root account X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/commitdiff_plain/980550fcd7ef28e4d8984f7f6495e78aa367471d?ds=inline * Use sudo instead of su and enabling the root account * Warn against installing anything into the system dirs in the first place git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@24709 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775 --- diff --git a/docs/mac/install.txt b/docs/mac/install.txt index 84b20a93d5..850726c890 100644 --- a/docs/mac/install.txt +++ b/docs/mac/install.txt @@ -113,17 +113,23 @@ with the Apple Developer Tools installed: 4) ../configure 5) make -If you want to install the library, you need to be able to log in as "root". -For this, "root" has to be activated in the NetInfo utility - there you will -also have to choose a password for the "root" user. Then +If you want to install the library into the system directories you'll need +to do this as root. The accepted way of running commands as root is to +use the built-in sudo mechanism. First of all, you must be using an +account marked as a "Computer Administrator". Then -6) su -7) type -8) make install -9) exit +6) sudo make install +7) type + +Note that while using this method is okay for development, it is not +recommended that you require endusers to install wxWindows into their +system directories in order to use your program. One way to avoid this +is to configure wxWindows with --disable-shared. Another way to avoid +it is to make a framework for wxWindows. Making frameworks is beyond +the scope of this document. Note: -You might want to configure a static library instead: +We recommend you configure a static library instead: 4) ../configure --disable-shared @@ -131,6 +137,10 @@ or activate OpenGL: 4) ../configure --with-opengl +Note: +It is rarely desirable to install non-Apple software into system directories. +By configuring the library with --disable-shared and using the full path +to wx-config with the --in-place option you can avoid installing the library. Problems with .xpm files ------------------------