* Use sudo instead of su and enabling the root account

* Warn against installing anything into the system dirs in the first place


git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@24709 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775
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David Elliott
2003-12-03 22:35:38 +00:00
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@@ -113,17 +113,23 @@ with the Apple Developer Tools installed:
4) ../configure
5) make
If you want to install the library, you need to be able to log in as "root".
For this, "root" has to be activated in the NetInfo utility - there you will
also have to choose a password for the "root" user. Then
If you want to install the library into the system directories you'll need
to do this as root. The accepted way of running commands as root is to
use the built-in sudo mechanism. First of all, you must be using an
account marked as a "Computer Administrator". Then
6) su
7) type <PASSWORD>
8) make install
9) exit
6) sudo make install
7) type <YOUR OWN PASSWORD>
Note that while using this method is okay for development, it is not
recommended that you require endusers to install wxWindows into their
system directories in order to use your program. One way to avoid this
is to configure wxWindows with --disable-shared. Another way to avoid
it is to make a framework for wxWindows. Making frameworks is beyond
the scope of this document.
Note:
You might want to configure a static library instead:
We recommend you configure a static library instead:
4) ../configure --disable-shared
@@ -131,6 +137,10 @@ or activate OpenGL:
4) ../configure --with-opengl
Note:
It is rarely desirable to install non-Apple software into system directories.
By configuring the library with --disable-shared and using the full path
to wx-config with the --in-place option you can avoid installing the library.
Problems with .xpm files
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