Re: [Bugs-r-devel] MacOS and wine and bugs.directory arguments (was: Recent changes)

[Gorjanc G. <Gre...@bf...>]

> I'm just going to elaborate on /Applications...
>
> GUI (Cocoa/Carbon) apps must be in the /Applications tree or a bad things=
 happen
> (an exception is made for /Developer, but most people don't use/know abou=
t that).
> For any other apps, like command-line tools or X11, Mac OS X doesn't care=
 where you put them
> and it doesn't matter.  Command-line tools are generally in /usr/local un=
less they
> come with a GUI app which means that they are in a bundle like wine/winep=
ath.  So,
> there is no standard place for DarWINE, but most likely it will be found =
in /Applications.
> That's the directory that has the correct permissions for installing syst=
em-wide apps
> and where everything else is going to be put by habit.  Similarly, when y=
ou install
> WinBUGS it tries to place it on your C: drive.  However, if you do that, =
then no one
> else will be able to use it.  So, you choose z:\Applications\WinBUGS14.

OK. Btw, is it /Applications or z:\Applications\?

Now I need to figure out how to know if R is running on a Mac. Will try on =
R-devel.

Gregor