[MacPorts] #48152: wxMaxima will not launch unless explicitly called with "open" command

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#48152: wxMaxima will not launch unless explicitly called with "open" command
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  Reporter:  m74z00219@…  |      Owner:  mk@…
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  wxMaxima     |
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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`.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48152#comment:16>
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