#48152: wxMaxima will not launch unless explicitly called with "open" command --------------------------+------------------ Reporter: m74z00219@… | Owner: mk@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: Port: wxMaxima | --------------------------+------------------ Comment (by ryandesign@…): Replying to [comment:12 m74z00219@…]:
It simply doesn't execute; the output is "-bash: wxmaxima: command not found".
Does /opt/local/bin/wxmaxima exist? I presume it doesn't. I downloaded the most recent pre-compiled binary of wxMaxima from our packages server and verified it does not contain such a file. Also, wxMaxima was last updated one year ago; it hasn't changed since then. Replying to [comment:14 m74z00219@…]:
IIRC, it last worked before following the advice to delete this* symlink /opt/local/share/aclocal/wxwin.m4 (#48152). Actually, this symlink seems to have returned.
m4 files are used for building software; they are not related to running software.
Trying "port provides /opt/local/share/aclocal/wxwin.m4" returns "/opt/local/share/aclocal/wxwin.m4 is not provided by a MacPorts port."
The message is correct; that file would not be provided by installing a MacPorts port; rather, it would be provided by running "sudo port select wxwidgets" Replying to [comment:15 m74z00219@…]:
Yes, that would work; but something must have gone wrong with my macports installation since wxmaxima used to launch when invoking it simply with "wxmaxima."
Does running {{{ /Applications/MacPorts/wxMaxima.app/Contents/MacOS/wxmaxima }}} work for you? Mojca said it didn't work for her, but if it works for you, perhaps you formerly had /Applications/MacPorts/wxMaxima.app/Contents/MacOS in your `PATH`. However, as we said above, that's not the normal way to run an OS X application. Use `open -a`. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48152#comment:16> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X