From 00d0d015c93e0b30c161f86bd48545abbbf37da8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Gray Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:36:07 -0600 Subject: Add code to build a binary .dmg package for OS X. --- build/binary/darwin_dmg/README | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 build/binary/darwin_dmg/README (limited to 'build/binary/darwin_dmg/README') diff --git a/build/binary/darwin_dmg/README b/build/binary/darwin_dmg/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70d7d5a --- /dev/null +++ b/build/binary/darwin_dmg/README @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +This directory contains the Perl script and supporting files to: +* Compile Parrot and Rakudo in a way that removes embedded dependencies on + the builder's home directory; such dependencies have been a problem on + Darwin. +* Package the compiled binaries into a .dmg disk image for Mac OS X. + Users can open the .dmg file, then just drag the Rakudo_Star folder onto + the /Applications folder to install. + +The process currently depends on first downloading the official R* tarball +for the month, rather than being part of building the tarball itself. This +may seem non-optimal, but it helps limit the chance of the binary varying +too much from a end-user's source build, and it keeps the R* release +manager from needing the same platform as the binary build person. Also, +it is the way I designed and wrote it before realizing there might be any +other way :) + -- cgit v1.1