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| author | Kali Kaneko <kali@leap.se> | 2018-06-13 22:27:23 +0200 |
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| committer | Kali Kaneko <kali@leap.se> | 2018-06-13 22:27:23 +0200 |
| commit | f7842a1d1d4757c53bdedf8ec75b28dc7d176a43 (patch) | |
| tree | a607fe664740e1a065bdd7174356dd9c9f935266 /docs/hacking | |
| parent | 5a68ef22ccc372c36ab9ba09290e6df8722b6043 (diff) | |
[docs] improve osx notes
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/hacking/osx.rst | 41 |
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/docs/hacking/osx.rst b/docs/hacking/osx.rst index c9896381..b4169963 100644 --- a/docs/hacking/osx.rst +++ b/docs/hacking/osx.rst @@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Setting up a development environment in OSX™ .. note: work in progress. send a MR if you spot any mistake or missing info! +This is a small tutorial to get you started setting a development environment in OSX. +For developing on a mac, and testing and debugging in a native environment, we tend to focus on the last two releases (Sierra and High Sierra at the time of writing this). + +However, for compatibility reasons, we choose an older release for shipping bundles with the maximum compatibility. See the :ref:`OSX Virtualization <osx-vms>` page for tips on getting a virtualized Yosemite inside virtualbox. + * You will need to install xcode and the command line developer tools (``xcode-select --install``). * Use ``brew`` to install ``OpenSSL``: ``brew install openssl`` @@ -96,11 +101,38 @@ installed to the same path mentioned in the previous section. Uninstalling =================================== -There's an uninstall script in `pkg/osx/uninstall.sh`. +There's an uninstall script in `pkg/osx/uninstall.sh`. This is bundled with Bitmask.app + +Troubleshooting +=================================== + +Debug logs +---------- + +Bitmask rotates logs. The latest one can be found at:: + + /Users/<youruser>/Library/Preferences/leap/bitmaskd.log + +Conflicting python versions +--------------------------- +From time to time, you will find issues regarding conflicting python versions in your machine. + +The best you can do for this is to tell explicitely which python to use when creating a virtualenv:: + + virtualenv --python=/usr/local/Cellar/python@2/2.7.15/bin/python venv + +In general, to fix some issues, it's a good idea to update also openssl:: + + brew update + brew reinstall openssl + brew reinstall python2 + Installing the bundle with homebrew =================================== +**unused at the moment, but it can be interesting to bring it back** + For testing purposes, `homebrew`_ can be used to distribute and install experimental versions of the bundle. This should download and install the latest version of the bundle:: @@ -115,13 +147,6 @@ After that, you should be able to launch the bundle:: .. _`homebrew`: https://brew.sh/ -Debug logs ----------- - -Bitmask rotates logs. The latest one can be found at:: - - /Users/<youruser>/Library/Preferences/leap/bitmaskd.log - Known Issues ------------ |