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@@ -5,9 +5,20 @@ install gtk-mac-bundler (this has been tested with version 0.7.0) and run
$ gtk-mac-bundler subsurface.bundle
-This should install a self-contained Subsurface application under /Applications/Subsurface.app
+This should install a self-contained Subsurface application under
+./staging/Subsurface.app
+
+Sadly because of the way gettext accesses the gtk20.mo file, this fails
+for localized use - in that case you need to rebuild MacPorts with
+-prefix /Applications/Subsurface.app/Contents/Resources
+And then things work correctly IFF the app gets installed with that path.
+
+What a pain.
+
You still need to manually build a DMG if you want to easily distribute this.
+ hdiutil create -volname Subsurface -srcfolder staging Subsurface-<version>.dmg
+
Caveats
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@@ -16,6 +27,7 @@ Caveats
$ sudo port install pango +builtin_modules +no_x11 +quartz
Without the builtin modules the installed application fails to find the modules and doesn't render any text.
+Also note the comment above about the -prefix
* It seems that gtk-mac-bundler expects the charset.alias file to be
in the ${prefix}/lib folder which it isn't with the current version of
@@ -24,4 +36,5 @@ Without the builtin modules the installed application fails to find the modules
$ sudo cp /usr/lib/charset.alias /opt/local/lib
* libdivecomputer needs to be configured with --with-prefix=/opt/local
+ (or /Applications/Subsurface.app/Contents/Resources for localized builds)