[Python-checkins] cpython (3.4): Miscellaneous corrections and updates to the OS X README file.

[ned.deily]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/6f1db02a8428
changeset:   90733:6f1db02a8428
branch:      3.4
parent:      90723:6d2982ff441f
user:        Ned Deily <nad at acm.org>
date:        Sat May 17 14:30:09 2014 -0700
summary:
  Miscellaneous corrections and updates to the OS X README file.

files:
  Mac/README |  30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
  1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Mac/README b/Mac/README
--- a/Mac/README
+++ b/Mac/README
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 This document provides a quick overview of some Mac OS X specific features in
 the Python distribution.
 
+OS X specific arguments to configure
+====================================
+
 * ``--enable-framework[=DIR]``
 
   If this argument is specified the build will create a Python.framework rather
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@
 only be built with an 10.5 SDK because ``ppc64`` support was only included with
 OS X 10.5.  Although legacy ``ppc`` support was included with Xcode 3 on OS X
 10.6, it was removed in Xcode 4, versions of which were released on OS X 10.6
-and which is the current standard for OS X 10.7 and 10.8.  To summarize, the
+and which is the standard for OS X 10.7.  To summarize, the
 following combinations of SDKs and universal-archs flavors are available:
 
   * 10.4u SDK with Xcode 2 supports ``32-bit`` only
@@ -134,6 +137,8 @@
 
   * 10.7 and 10.8 SDKs with Xcode 4 support ``intel`` only
 
+  * 10.8 and 10.9 SDKs with Xcode 5 support ``intel`` only
+
 The makefile for a framework build will also install ``python3.4-32``
 binaries when the universal architecture includes at least one 32-bit
 architecture (that is, for all flavors but ``64-bit``).
@@ -161,7 +166,6 @@
 a ``python3.4-32`` binary and use the value of ``sys.executable`` as the
 ``subprocess`` ``Popen`` executable value.
 
-
 Building and using a framework-based Python on Mac OS X.
 ========================================================
 
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@
 
 The main reason is because you want to create GUI programs in Python. With the
 exception of X11/XDarwin-based GUI toolkits all GUI programs need to be run 
-from a Mac OSX application bundle (".app").
+from a Mac OS X application bundle (".app").
 
 While it is technically possible to create a .app without using frameworks you
 will have to do the work yourself if you really want this.
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@
 3. Do I need extra packages?
 ----------------------------
 
-Yes, probably.  If you want Tkinter support you need to get the OSX AquaTk 
+Yes, probably.  If you want Tkinter support you need to get the OS X AquaTk
 distribution, this is installed by default on Mac OS X 10.4 or later.  Be
 aware, though, that the Cocoa-based AquaTk's supplied starting with OS X
 10.6 have proven to be unstable.  If possible, you should consider
@@ -212,9 +216,9 @@
 -------------------------------------
 
 This directory contains a Makefile that will create a couple of python-related
-applications (full-blown OSX .app applications, that is) in
+applications (full-blown OS X .app applications, that is) in
 "/Applications/Python <VERSION>", and a hidden helper application Python.app
-inside the Python.framework, and unix tools "python" and "pythonw" into
+inside the Python.framework, and unix tools including "python" into
 /usr/local/bin.  In addition it has a target "installmacsubtree" that installs
 the relevant portions of the Mac subtree into the Python.framework.
 
@@ -252,18 +256,18 @@
 "IDLE.app" is an integrated development environment for Python: editor,
 debugger, etc.
 
-"PythonLauncher.app" is a helper application that will handle things when you
+"Python Launcher.app" is a helper application that will handle things when you
 double-click a .py, .pyc or .pyw file. For the first two it creates a Terminal
 window and runs the scripts with the normal command-line Python. For the
 latter it runs the script in the Python.app interpreter so the script can do
 GUI-things. Keep the ``Option`` key depressed while dragging or double-clicking
 a script to set runtime options. These options can be set persistently
-through PythonLauncher's preferences dialog.
+through Python Launcher's preferences dialog.
 
-The program ``pythonx.x`` runs python scripts from the command line.  Various
-compatibility aliases are also installed, including ``pythonwx.x`` which
-in early releases of Python on OS X was required to run GUI programs.  In
-current releases, the ``pythonx.x`` and ``pythonwx.x`` commands are identical.
+The program ``pythonx.x`` runs python scripts from the command line.
+Previously, various compatibility aliases were also installed, including
+``pythonwx.x`` which in early releases of Python on OS X was required to run
+GUI programs.  As of 3.4.0, the ``pythonwx.x`` aliases are no longer installed.
 
 How do I create a binary distribution?
 ======================================
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@
    configure: WARNING: libintl.h:     check for missing prerequisite headers?
    configure: WARNING: libintl.h: see the Autoconf documentation
    configure: WARNING: libintl.h:     section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
-   configure: WARNING: libintl.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result   
+   configure: WARNING: libintl.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
    configure: WARNING: libintl.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
    configure: WARNING:     ## -------------------------------------- ##
    configure: WARNING:     ## Report this to http://bugs.python.org/ ##

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython