OS X sed handles the -i argument differently to the Linux version. You can generate a command that might “work” for both by adding -e in this way: # vv sed -i -e ‘s|\(.*\)\.o:|$(OBJ_DIR)/\1.o $(OBJ_DIR)/\1.d $(TEST_OBJ_DIR)/\1_utest.o:|’ $@ OS X sed -i interprets the next thing after the -i as a file extension for a backup … Read more
You can also temporarily disable SIP the following way reboot as soon as you hear the “Mac sound” on the grey screen, press Cmd+R to enter Recovery mode Open Utilities->Terminal Run the command csrutil disable Reboot, you’ll land in the normal OS with SIP disabled do all the changes you’d like to do Reboot again … Read more
Using the -I (that’s a capital i) option on the file command seems to show the file encoding. file -I {filename}
Search for, download, and install Apple’s free Additional Tools for Xcode 8 (for previous Xcode releases search for Graphics Tools for Xcode according to your version). Note: free Apple Developer account required. Launch Quartz Debug application. Go to menu: Window —> UI Resolution. Check Enable HiDPI display modes. Quit Quartz Debug. Open System Preferences. Select … Read more
It’s simple if you already have Homebrew: Assuming you have homebrew installed, type the following: brew install git This should automatically install git and set it in your path, replacing the Apple one. Now quit and restart your terminal. Then check git version to confirm. git –version If the output of the above command shows … Read more
From the Visual Studio Code Setup page: Tip: If you want to run VS Code from the terminal by simply typing ‘code’, VS Code has a command, Shell Command: Install ‘code’ command in PATH, to add ‘code’ to your $PATH variable list. After installation, launch VS Code. Now open the Command Palette (F1 or ⇧+⌘+P … Read more
There are two ways to create an app bundle on MacOSX, the Easy and the Ugly. The easy way is just to use XCode. Done. The problem is sometimes you can’t. In my case I’m building an app that builds other apps. I can’t assume the user has XCode installed. I’m also using MacPorts to … Read more
According to the “How Python Chooses Which Tk Library To Use” section of the “IDLE and tinter with Tcl/Tk on Mac OS X” page on the official python website, The Python for Mac OS X installers downloaded from this website dynamically link at runtime to Tcl/Tk Mac OS X frameworks. The Tcl/Tk major version is … Read more