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It would go a long way to package this such that somebody on a mac can just download it and run, or install with brew. Also after disabling security, chmoding +

It would go a long way to package this such that somebody on a mac can just download it and run, or install with brew. Also after disabling security, chmoding +x, and attempting several patterns on the command line I could not get this to run, each time spitting various errors i.e. "Could not find notebooks in .: Error while looking for notebooks: skip this directory", "Could not find notebooks in /Users/mfrey: Error while looking for notebooks: open /Users/mfrey/Library/Application Support/CallHistoryDB: operation not permitted" etc.. maybe I'm just an idiot but at this point of dysfunction in a program I'm experimenting with for kicks, my capacity to continue futzing with it is exhausted, just FYI.

netgusto 7y ago
Hey! Thanks for the feedback. I'd need to sign the binary for mac for it to run without system security flag. Or indeed, brew; I'll think about it. As for the other problems you mentionned, I agree; the software expects an empty directory, or one that contains "notebooks" already. I should maybe safeguard against it being run on arbitrary paths.
talkingtab 7y ago
As a long time mac user, I suggest getting access to a Linux machine and even learning how to use it if necessary. If you use the mac terminal its not all that hard. Options are: - get a DigitalOcean or other cheap VPN. $5 or less/month with easy ssh access. Be sure to set up ufw just for fun. - have an old mac? install Ubuntu 19.10 and be surprised at how fast and usable it is. My 2011 Macbook pro is amazing with an external monitor. - buy a cheap machine. I would suggest a Pi 4 with 4GB and have one, but since the architecture is ARM it sometimes is a hassle. Maybe someone has a suggestion for a low cost linux server box. edit: I forgot the main point- if you want to play around with a lot of cool stuff, like this, much of it is linux by default so having a linux box is perhaps a good long term solution. I use brew, but for me these are better solutions.
- em500 7y ago
  Or install multipass, which installs ubuntu containers inside a ubuntu kvm on your Mac: https://multipass.run/ https://multipass.run/

netgusto 7y ago

Hey! Thanks for the feedback. I'd need to sign the binary for mac for it to run without system security flag. Or indeed, brew; I'll think about it. As for the other problems you mentionned, I agree; the software expects an empty directory, or one that contains "notebooks" already. I should maybe safeguard against it being run on arbitrary paths.

talkingtab 7y ago

As a long time mac user, I suggest getting access to a Linux machine and even learning how to use it if necessary. If you use the mac terminal its not all that hard. Options are: - get a DigitalOcean or other cheap VPN. $5 or less/month with easy ssh access. Be sure to set up ufw just for fun. - have an old mac? install Ubuntu 19.10 and be surprised at how fast and usable it is. My 2011 Macbook pro is amazing with an external monitor. - buy a cheap machine. I would suggest a Pi 4 with 4GB and have one, but since the architecture is ARM it sometimes is a hassle. Maybe someone has a suggestion for a low cost linux server box. edit: I forgot the main point- if you want to play around with a lot of cool stuff, like this, much of it is linux by default so having a linux box is perhaps a good long term solution. I use brew, but for me these are better solutions.

em500 7y ago
Or install multipass, which installs ubuntu containers inside a ubuntu kvm on your Mac: https://multipass.run/ https://multipass.run/