[CMake] Mac installation and cultural issues

[Paul Oppenheim (Poppy Linden)]

Even easier, you just check for symlinks at /usr/bin and ~/bin and if they're not there, ask the user if they want to "install for all terminal users / just this terminal user" on app launch and ask for creds if needed.

+ poppy

/me is searching cmake backlog...

Brandon Van Every wrote:
> On Dec 23, 2007 8:51 PM, Mike Jackson <imikejackson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I was only hoping for the "option" to install somewhere
>> else than the default of /usr/bin.
> 
> Installers on MacOS generally allow the choice of installation
> location, right?  If they don't, I find that totally bizarre.  In any
> event, if CMake uses an installer and doesn't allow a choice of where
> to install, that's totally bizarre.
> 
>> The power uses who understand the
>> implications of moving cmake to another installation location will
>> understand we have to adjust our path. Those who do not understand
>> path issues probably don't care what is placed where, they just want
>> their app to work as Bill has stated.
> 
> If checkboxes to set / not set the path are too complicated, then the
> installer can issue a warning message that the user needs to set the
> path manually.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Brandon Van Every
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