How to build TkRat on OS X

[Stefan Richter]

On 14 Feb, Mario Grape wrote:
> was muss ich denn tun, damit ich TkRat auf MacOS X uebersetzen kann? Fink habe
> ich installiert. Letzte cvs-version von tkrat habe ich auch. Aber wie uebersetze
> ich sowas mit fink?

Translation: What do I have to do to compile TkRat on OS X?

Install Apple's Developer Tools. Although you will not need the XCode
GUI, the command line utilities of the Developer Tools are necessary in
order to build Unix programs like TkRat from source.

Install an X11 server. The one from Apple is fine.

Install Fink. Check fink.sf.net for package managers with GUI which may
make life with Fink easier. You will need a few libraries and
development related packages, among them tcltk-dev. Optional but
recommended packages: aspell, aspell-${lang}, file, openssl-dev.

Open a terminal. Configure, build, and optionally install TkRat as
described in TkRat's README. You need of course TkRat's sources from CVS
as of February 2005.

If the build process stops prematurely because a file or command is
unknown, there might be a Fink package missing. You may be able to guess
which package. If something else fails, check the FAQ at fink.sf.net for
common pitfalls.

Some further comments on running TkRat on OS X:
 - You can add TkRat to the Applications menu of Apple's X11 for
   faster access.
 - At least under Apple's X11, the Apple key (command key) as well as
   the Alt key do not seem to be available as modifiers to TkRat's
   "Define keys..." dialogues. You have to stick with Ctrl for keyboard
   shortcuts.
 - You can use "open %u" as "other browser command" in TkRat's WWW
   preferences. This will open your default OS X web browser when
   clicking on a URL in TkRat.

I already thought about providing TkRat as a pre-built Fink package but
I just cannot spare time for this anytime soon.

HTH,
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Stefan Richter
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