snow-leopard

cpan install module DBD::mysql fails, snow leopard

I am installing dependancies for Koha. This is requiring perl and cpan usage, of which this is my first time. I installed mysql via the hivelogic instructions. I am running 10.6.2 on a 32bit mac mini. Here is the terminal output: John-Breedloves-Mac-mini:~ john_breedlove$ sudo -H cpan -i DBD::mysql CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.19) Goin...

How to bypass code signatures on Snow Leopard?

Greetings everyone, Couple of days ago, I upgraded my Mac to Snow Leopard. I notice that all my settings are preserved and very impressed with Snow Leopard performance. But today I noticed that I was unable to build my iPhone application for "Device -> Release" mode. Xcode complaints that a valid signature is not found. I googled, but ...

IPython doesn't work in Django shell

I've just recently switched over to using 64-bit Python 2.6.1 on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). IPython won't work with Django anymore, but IPython works from the command-line. The error says: shell = IPython.Shell.IPShell(argv=[]) AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Shell' I could use the ./manage.py --plain option...

How to build 64-bit Python on OS X 10.6 -- ONLY 64 bit, no Universal nonsense

I just want to build this on my development machine -- the binary install from Python.org is still 32 bits and installing extensions (MySQLdb, for example) is driving me nuts with trying to figure out the proper flags for each and every extension. Clarification: I did NOT replace the system Python, I just installed the Python.org binary...

Good looking Python GUI toolkit for Snow Leopard(64 bit)

I'm looking for a GUI toolkit/framework to create applications that run on Mac Snow Leopard and preferably other systems(Windows, Linux). Deal breakers: X11 based Non-native widgets 32 bit/Carbon Bad Mac look and feel As far as I know Tkinter runs X11 and wxWidgets and PyQT do not run 64 bit. Is there anything usable for good looki...

ruby / rails / mysql performance degraded on Snow Leopard

I've burned a bunch of hours on this. I'm not having problems getting things to build, but I am seeing that my test suite runs about 2x slower than when I was on OS X 10.5.x . I've spent a lot of time playing around with different optimization settings (learning to avoid homebrew's llvm-gcc compilation). I've just learned that I needed t...

WebKit CSS 3d transforms not working in Snow Leopard

I've compiled an application that uses WebKit on Leopard (10.5). The application is 32 bit. I've bundled 32 bit versions of WebKit/WebCore etc with the app. If I run it on Snow Leopard (10.6) none of the CSS 3d transforms work. 3D transforms work in SL's Safari. I have a feeling that my app isn't able to link with some of the 3D graph...

Can't install ruby 1.9.1 on MacOSX 10.6

Hi all, I can't seem to be get Ruby installed on my Mac. These are the steps I've taken so far: Downloaded the package from Ruby's site (http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/) Unpacked it running { tar xzvf ruby-1.9.1-p376.tar.gz } Went into the new ruby folder, and configured using {./configure} This is where the error happens. ...

PHP5 for Snow Leopard is not working even with the module enabled

Hi. This is the guide I followed to make PHP work on Snow Leopard: http://maestric.com/doc/mac/apache_php_mysql_snow_leopard Apache2 is working. http://localhost works just fine. Virtualhost works too. Mysql is working. PHP5 is not even with LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so Please advice. Do I need to start o...

How can I reliably test for Snow Leopard inside a Makefile?

I've got to tweak my build just slightly on Snow Leopard, how can I easily test the platform? uname -a doesn't seem to be returning anything particularly helpful. ...

Locking a screen in 10.6

Hi everyone, How would I go about locking a screen like Keychain does, meaning preventing all access to Dock, menubar, desktop, etc. Basically just a black screen that I can add a password field to, for the user to return to the desktop? I am well aware of the Carbon method, but I want the NSApplication method because this is an all ...

Mac 10.6 Universal Binary scipy: cephes/specfun "_aswfa_" symbol not found

Hi folks, I can't get scipy to function in 32 bit mode when compiled as a i386/x86_64 universal binary, and executed on my 64 bit 10.6.2 MacPro1,1. My python setup With the help of this answer, I built a 32/64 bit intel universal binary of python 2.6.4 with the intention of using the arch command to select between the architectures. ...

Python2.6 and Snow Leopard. Problem installing appscript (and MANY other packages)

I've been having nothing but trouble with python2.6 and Snow Leopard. One major problem is 32 vs 64-bit libraries. The other manifests itself like this: tppllc-mbp15$ sudo easy_install-2.6 appscript Searching for appscript Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/appscript/ Reading http://appscript.sourceforge.net Best match: appscript 0....

Is there a Snow Leopard compatible "sudden motion sensor" API available?

I have been using Unimotion in my application to read motion sensor values for Apple laptops, but have been unable to port the code to 10.6 64-bit. (I have also tried SMSLib and had the no luck either.) Is there any simple 10.6 compatible SMS API? If there is no alternative, I am also considering patching one of the libraries. Both U...

make AppleScript program that listens systemwide for shortcuts

I'd like to create some kind of background process that listens to all keystrokes event and acts consequently (for example does some action if CMD-A is pressed while in Finder.app, or more complex things, like sequences to create shortcuts like in emacs..) But how can I listen to keypresses systemwide on SnowLeopard? I thought of Apples...

The application cannot be opened because its executable is missing.

I have an application that I have been developing for some time now. Recently launching the application via a double click presents a dialog that says "You can't open the application RepoWatch because it may be damaged or incomplete." Launching the application via open ./RepoWatch.app gives me "The application cannot be opened because i...

LaunchDaemons and Environment Variables

For a while now, I've been noticing that my MacPorts-installed Apache2 instance hasn't been starting when I start up (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2042992/macports-apache2-stopped-launching-on-boot). The LaunchDaemon is loaded. Today I bumped into something in a log file that may point to an answer, but I can't find any confirmatio...

New to Mac Platform, Trying to get back to default python install

Hi Everyone, I've been trying to follow this blog post to get my python version back to the snow leopard default. I have followed the first two steps without a problem but am lost when it comes to 3 and 4. I installed Python 2.6.4 but I assume the instructions are pretty similar. Thanks for your help! ...

Can I use an Mac Mini Snow Leopard Server as a development machine for multiple people?

We are a Microsoft shop with C++ experience looking to get into some iPhone/iPad development. Before we make a large investment in individual development machines, we would like to test our abilities with a modest investment. Can we use one Mac Mini Snow Leopard Server as a development machine for 2-3 concurrent users? We would want th...

Revert to Leopard

Hi, Ia develop with Xcode C++ programs, before in Leopard and now in Snow Leopard. I am experiencing in SL a lot of new and stupuid problems. You can find a lot of them in SO just looking for "snow leopard". I am considering reverting to Leopard wich worked just fine. I ask you about how many of you would do the same in order to avoid t...