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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-03-20 14:01:05 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-03-20 14:01:05 -0400
commitf0ddd43b17443d9a0f9abe55e787a6235c5bdd49 (patch)
treeb239f9ebd3551214f7fb9a8c8d2fe80ed8e840fb /doc
parent9ae1750c68ca5645e60631c66d70ad561c0f9eca (diff)
reorganize osx app, so it can be put in PATH
Move all the binaries and libraries under a bundle/ subdirectory; so when it's in PATH only git-annex, runshell, and git-annex-webapp will be available.
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@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ Be sure to select the build matching your version of OSX.
If you want to run the [[git-annex_assistant|/assistant]], just
install the app, look for the icon, and start it up.
-To use git-annex at the command line, you need to run
-`git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/runshell`, which sets up your shell
-to use programs bundled inside the app.
+To use git-annex at the command line, you can add
+`git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS` to your `PATH`
+
+Alternatively, from the command line you can run
+`git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/runshell`, which makes your shell use all the
+programs bundled inside the app, including not just git-annex, but git, and
+several more. Handy if you don't otherwise have git installed.
This is still a work in progress. See [[/bugs/OSX_app_issues]] for problem
reports.