[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #182: build a .pkg installer for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks (intel-x86-64)

[Tahoe-LAFS]

#182: build a .pkg installer for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks (intel-x86-64)
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     Reporter:  zooko    |      Owner:  zooko
         Type:           |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |  Milestone:  soon
     Priority:  major    |    Version:  0.6.1
    Component:           |   Keywords:  mac usability install openitp-
  packaging              |  packaging
   Resolution:           |
Launchpad Bug:           |
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Comment (by warner):

 FYI, I recently learned that the OS-X "Automator" application can be used
 to build double-clickable apps which run a shell script. It's a pretty
 easy process. We could use this to build a "Tahoe" .app file (with icon)
 which makes sure a client node is running, and then pop open its web UI
 page. We could probably also build the .app first, then copy a pre-built
 copy of Tahoe (and dependencies, virtualenv-style) into the .app
 directory, then bundle the whole thing for distribution.

 Some notes: launch Automator.app, choose "Application" from the document-
 type wizard, drag a `Library/Utilities/<Run Shell Script>` into the box,
 set "Pass input:" to `as arguments` (which lets you drop documents on the
 new .app and learn their pathnames, might be useful for upload or
 something), modify the shell script to your heart's content, then Save.

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Ticket URL: <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/182#comment:46>
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