[issue924] Cannot install Mercurial on the Mac OS X 10.4

[Kevin Christen]

Another thing to try while you wait is to put the path to the python you
installed ahead of the /usr/bin.  I don't remember the exact path, but
something like this:

PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python/...:$PATH

The would have obviated the need to delete the original /usr/bin/python, but
too late now ;-).

Good luck,
Kevin Christen

On 1/10/08, Kevin Christen <kevin.christen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> While you're waiting for a solution to the installer problem, you could
> try building from source as outlined at http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/MacOSXTools
> .  You'll need to have XCode (the Apple developer tools) installed.  If
> you just want to get up and running quickly, get to the step where you run
> './configure' and follow it with 'make local'.
>
> Good luck,
> Kevin Christen
>
> On 1/9/08, cnguyencasj <mercurial-bugs at selenic.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > New submission from cnguyencasj <cnguyencasj at gmail.com >:
> >
> > I followed the instructions here http://mercurial.berkwood.com/ to
> > install
> > Mercurial on my MacBook Pro 10.4 but ran into the failure as captured in
> > the
> > attached snapshot.
> >
> > I first installed Python 2.5.x (the latest version) but when I checked
> > by
> > '/usr/bin/python -V' on the command line , I got version 2.3.5.  So I
> > manually
> > deleted the /usr/bin/python and created a new symlink of my new 2.5.1 in
> > /usr/bin directory like this:
> > ln -s / /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/python
> > .
> >
> > Then 'python -V' now says:
> > Python 2.5.1
> >
> > I then reran the Mercurial installer but kept getting the same error
> > that
> > Mercurial requires Apple Python 2.5 to install.
> >
> > I cannot do anything with Mercurial now.  Please help quickly.  Thanks.
> >
> > ----------
> > files: Picture 8.png
> > messages: 4856
> > nosy: cnguyencasj
> > priority: critical
> > status: unread
> > title: Cannot install Mercurial on the Mac OS X 10.4
> >
> > ____________________________________________________
> > Mercurial issue tracker <mercurial-bugs at selenic.com >
> > <http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/bts/issue924>
> > ____________________________________________________
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mercurial-devel mailing list
> > Mercurial-devel at selenic.com
> > http://selenic.com/mailman/listinfo/mercurial-devel
> >
> >
> >
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.mercurial-scm.org/pipermail/mercurial-devel/attachments/20080110/90861635/attachment.html>