[Pd] searching for externals in OSX

[Chuckk Hubbard]

Interesting; would you mind posting the contents of a .command file
that works for you to open Pd with flags?
Thanks.

I try this:
############
#! /bin/sh

../Shared/Documents/CSHJr/JIsequencershare/Pd-0.39-2.app/Contents/MacOS/Pd
-font 36
############

and see:
============
Last login: Fri Sep  8 13:44:16 on ttyp1
Welcome to Darwin!
/Users/Shared/Documents/CSHJr/JIsequencershare/JI.command; exit
AC-T1212-M13:~ student$
/Users/Shared/Documents/CSHJr/JIsequencershare/JI.command; exit
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
retrying connect...
connecting stream socket: Invalid argument (22)
logout
[Process completed]
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On 9/8/06, Max Neupert <abonnements at revolwear.com> wrote:
>
> Am 08.09.2006 um 15:43 schrieb Chuckk Hubbard:
> > What I'm asking is a) how to set the folder relative to where the
> > commandline is called from, and b) how to send Pd flags to Pd.  Simply
> > typing them after the Pd command does not work.
>
> well, it does work here.
>
>
> > -Chuckk
> >
> > On 9/8/06, Max Neupert <abonnements at revolwear.com> wrote:
> >> hi,
> >>
> >> what chris meant with the full path is running the pd executable and
> >> not opening the pd.app application package which is rather an
> >> obfuscated folder. this is what the open command in the shell does.
> >>
> >> so type
> >>
> >> /Applications/Pd-0.39.2-extended-test4.app/Contents/Resources/bin/
> >> pd -
> >> your -flags -here
> >>
> >> instead of
> >>
> >> open /Applications/Pd-0.39.2-extended-test4.app
> >>
> >> you might need the tcl/tk installed to make that work.
> >>
> >> m.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Am 08.09.2006 um 06:24 schrieb Chuckk Hubbard:
> >>
> >> > Thanks.
> >> > I want to have a .command file that, when my user double-clicks it,
> >> > will open Pd with whatever flags I tell it, with everything in a
> >> > folder that my user can put anywhere.
> >> >> From what I can tell, there is no way to pass a path to the
> >> command
> >> > line relative to the folder from which it is called.  pwd gives me
> >> > /Users/student, which only has a symbolic link to the Documents
> >> > folder, meaning I have to switch to /Users/Shared to run Pd, and I
> >> > don't know what kind of user names or folders my user will
> >> have.  "./"
> >> > goes from the home directory of the current user, not the
> >> directory of
> >> > the .command file.
> >> >
> >> > The Pd command also doesn't respond to my flags from within this
> >> > .command file, nor will the open command allow me to use any.
> >> >
> >> > (I'm not just bogging down the list, btw, I've been searching
> >> high and
> >> > low for answers to this online.)
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your help!
> >> > -Chuckk
> >> >
> >> > On 9/7/06, chris clepper <cgclepper at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> Just use the full path when starting Pd.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On 9/7/06, Chuckk Hubbard <badmuthahubbard at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > On 9/7/06, Chuckk Hubbard <badmuthahubbard at gmail.com > wrote:
> >> >> > > On 9/6/06, chris clepper <cgclepper at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > What's the executable bit?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Nevermind, I found this, and did it, and I can run a .command
> >> >> file to
> >> >> > change to the Pd directory and list the contents, and I see
> >> "Pd" in
> >> >> > the readout.  If I add the line:
> >> >> > Pd
> >> >> >
> >> >> > after changing to that directory, it says:
> >> >> > Pd: command not found
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any ideas why?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -Chuckk
> >> >> >
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