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== FAQ == | == FAQ == |
Revision as of 13:54, 26 August 2009
This page gives you an overview about how to get EiffelStudio running on your Mac.
Contents
- 1 Installation
- 2 Starting EiffelStudio
- 3 FAQ
- 3.1 I get a crash with a Permission denied: Operating system error, how do I fix it?
- 3.2 I get a linking error with precompiles on PPC, why is that ?
- 3.3 Why does EiffelStudio on the Mac suck so much?
- 3.4 How can I make EiffelStudio on the Mac look nicer?
- 3.5 Typing ec or estudio on the command line doesn't work
- 4 Hints
Installation
Using binary packages
Using MacPorts
The officially supported versions of Mac OS X are 10.4 and 10.5.
MacPorts is a great tool that allows you to use many Unix applications on the Mac. We have created a package in the MacPorts repository that allows you to to install Eiffel Studio with all dependencies in a convenient way. First, install MacPorts as described here.
Now simply type:
sudo port install eiffelstudio64
and you're ready to go (after a few hours compiling that is :)). Compiling on a new Intel Mac reportedly takes about an hour. An old 800 MHz PowerPC takes about seven hours.
A fairly recent development package is available under the name eiffelstudio65. (Both packages can be installed simultaneously)
The installer from the previous subsection is actually created using MacPorts as well using the mpkg command. For more information take a look at the MacPorts Guide
Starting EiffelStudio
Simply navigate to /Applications/MacPorts/Eiffel<nn> and double click the EiffelStudio icon.
Alternatively, you can also start EiffelStudio from the command line by entering the command 'estudio' or use the command-line eiffel compiler 'ec'.
FAQ
I get a crash with a Permission denied: Operating system error, how do I fix it?
Delete the .ec directory in your home directory.
I get a linking error with precompiles on PPC, why is that ?
Precompiles did not work on the Mac before EiffelStudio 6.4 due to a limitation of the linker. To work around this issue don't use precompiles on Macs.
Note: When you create a project, EiffelStudio will ask if you want to perform precompiles – say no. Then disable the precompiles for this project through the Project>Project menu. In the 'Groups>Precompile' section, remove all precompiles (eg., base_pre). Select the 'base_pre' precompile and click the red cross delete tool at the top of the window.
Note: Precompiling the Eiffel libraries after installing the Port is possible, there are security policies to take into account. The Port installs EiffelStudio under the system's /Application/MacPorts directory and not the user ~/Application/MacPorts. Due of this, EiffelStudio must be run as a super user and the precompiles build using the Tools > Precompile Wizard option. Alternatively, alter the base installation path when requesting to install the Port.
Why does EiffelStudio on the Mac suck so much?
- It doesn't.
How can I make EiffelStudio on the Mac look nicer?
- Use the gtk clearlooks theme from MacPorts (packages gtk2-clearlooks and gtk-theme-switch, then run 'switch2')
Typing ec or estudio on the command line doesn't work
To run the ec compiler from your shell, set up variables similar to these (e.g. in ~/.profile):
# Setting variables for EiffelStudio. export ISE_EIFFEL=/Applications/MacPorts/Eiffel64 export ISE_PLATFORM=macosx-ppc (or macosx-x86) export ISE_PROJECTS=$HOME export ES_PATH=$ISE_EIFFEL/studio/spec/$ISE_PLATFORM/bin export PATH=$ES_PATH:$PATH
Hints
- Pick and Drop works with Apple-key + mouse click.
- To set up the correct (default) browsers use "open" as your command-line browser in Tools>Preferences...
- The F10 and F11 debugging shortcuts conflict with the standard Exposé keys. Here are some workarounds:
- Use the toolbar instead.
- Reassign these shortcuts in EiffelStudio (Tools>Preferences).
- Reassign the Exposé keys in System Preferences.
- The version of X11 installed with Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.0 and 10.5.1 does not work. The 10.5.2 and later updates are probably ok, however, but if you're having problems have a look at http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz. For more details, see http://www.eiffelroom.com/blog/paulbates/a_little_help_for_mac_users which pre-dates the release of 10.5.2.