From 6e98e9849f1e93e60929b5d976b5d33697528e00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Willi Mutschler <willi@mutschler.eu>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:12:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] macOS installer: add instructions if /Applications/Dynare is
owned by root
---
.../source/installation-and-configuration.rst | 7 ++++++-
macOS/welcome_template.html | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/manual/source/installation-and-configuration.rst b/doc/manual/source/installation-and-configuration.rst
index c8befab7e2..b2134fbe97 100644
--- a/doc/manual/source/installation-and-configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/source/installation-and-configuration.rst
@@ -195,7 +195,12 @@ We recommend making use of optimized compilation flags when using :opt:`use_dll`
If you already have installed GCC, Dynare will automatically prefer it for :opt:`use_dll` if the binaries are in /usr/local/bin.
Otherwise, it will fall back to Clang in /usr/bin/clang.
-
+
+In versions prior to 5.5, the macOS pkg installer required administrative rights to install Dynare, this is no longer the case.
+However, if you aim to install Dynare in ``/Applications/Dynare``, you will need to modify the ownership of this folder.
+To do this, execute the following command::
+ sudo chown -R $USER:staff /Applications/Dynare
+
With Octave
^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/macOS/welcome_template.html b/macOS/welcome_template.html
index 113c2fce46..f8b531b4c9 100644
--- a/macOS/welcome_template.html
+++ b/macOS/welcome_template.html
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
.bold-text {
font-weight: bold;
}
+ code {
+ font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
+ background-color: #f9f9f9;
+ border: 1px solid #ccc;
+ padding: 2px 4px;
+ border-radius: 4px;
+ }
</style>
</head>
@@ -21,8 +28,15 @@
</header>
<main>
- <p>If you need to change the path of the installation, click <strong>Customize</strong> after agreeing to the license and on the folder below <strong>Location</strong>.</p>
- <p>Please read the <strong>Postinstallation Recommendations</strong> at the end of the installation process on how to (optionally) install Xcode Command Line Tools and gcc-GCC_VERSION via Homebrew.</p>
+ <p>If you wish to modify the installation path, click <strong>Customize</strong> after accepting the license. Then, under <strong>Location</strong>, select your desired folder.</p>
+ <p>Upon completing the installation, please review the <strong>Recommendations</strong> section for guidance on the optional installation of Xcode Command Line Tools and GCC via Homebrew.</p>
+ <p class="bold-text">Troubleshooting installing in /Applications/Dynare</p>
+ <p>In versions prior to 5.5, the macOS pkg installer required administrative rights to install Dynare, this is no longer the case. However, if you aim to install Dynare in /Applications/Dynare, you will need to modify the ownership of this folder. To do this, execute the following command in Terminal.app:</p>
+ <code>
+ sudo chown -R $USER:staff /Applications/Dynare
+ </code>
+ <p>Alternatively, install Dynare in a different folder or simply delete (or move) /Applications/Dynare before installing Dynare.</p>
</main>
+
</body>
</html>
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