[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Installing Staff Client on Mac

[Karen Collier]

Hi,

My boss wants to see if the staff client can be run on Mac.

I've read both 
http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-user:installing_and_runni
ng_the_staff_client
And
http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=mozilla-devel:building_the_staff_cl
ient about installing the staff client.

I tried two different approaches and ran into problems with both.  I have
Xulrunner installed on the Mac.

First, I tried copying the entire staff_client folder from the server to the
Mac.  Some of the symlinks wouldn't copy, so I skipped those and copied
everything else.  Then I tried to run the client by going into the build
directory and typing from the Mac's terminal:

/Library/Frameworks/XUL.framework/xulrunner-bin application.ini

As suggested by
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Getting_started_with_XULRunner

All I got was:

***Deferring registration of OpenILS data cache
***** Unloading: OpenILS data cache! ******

I tried again, just copying what was in the staff_client/build folder, and
got the same result.  I tried removing the server folder from within the
build folder and still got the same result.


When this didn't work, I thought I'd try building the staff client directly
on the Mac, but quickly discovered this Mac doesn't know the term "make" or
"apt-get."  I'm guessing there are things that need installing from the
installation disk to get those features...? Or maybe they can be downloaded
somehow?  Anyway, I'm at a loss, being new to Mac.


Am I missing something obvious?  Any suggestions what else I might try?  Out
of curiosity, has anyone out there installed the staff client on a Mac
before?

Thanks,
Karen

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Karen Collier
Public Services Librarian
Kent County Public Library
408 High Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-3636