#For apple instal CodeRunner 4 how to#
#For apple instal CodeRunner 4 for mac os x#
#For apple instal CodeRunner 4 install#
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#For apple instal CodeRunner 4 for mac os x#

If you are building for Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you might want to build ' Universal Binaries ' Note that this will replace the system version of glibtool, which might have some compatibility issues with building other software. configure -prefix=/usr -program-prefix=g The following instructions will overwrite your current version of libtool with the one you just downloaded.

#For apple instal CodeRunner 4 install#

If you would rather have the new version to be called when calling 'automake', let it install into /usr/local and put /usr/local/bin before /usr/bin in your PATH.ĭownload libtool source. Since it's now known as 'automake-1.9', it won't interfere with the regular 'automake' Sudo cp -pi /usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 /usr/local/share/aclocal-1.9/ You can download ' automake-1.9.6.tar.gz' and configure and install it with something like:

libtool 1.4+ (1.5.8+ highly recommended to get some bug fixes)įor Mac OS X 10.4, you will only need an upgraded (local) installation of automake 1.9.x.

automake 1.7+ (1.9+ needed in order to build the dist tarball).

You need a (free) developer registration with Apple first, in order to log in there.įor Mac OS X 10.4, you want (at least) Xcode 2.2, since earlier versions were buggy.ĭepending on your OS version, you might need to download and compile new versions of these:Ĭheck what you have, with -version (note that GNU libtool is called 'glibtool' on Mac OS X)Ĭurrently Code::Blocks requires versions: Old developer tools can be downloaded from ADC at Image.png 854×529 99.5 KB 'code-runner.If they didn't come bundled with Mac OS X, get the Xcode Tools (or Developer Tools for older Mac OS X) from or from your install disk.Īpple regularly pulls all older links in order to promote newer Mac OS X, but all the Add the lines shown in yellow, and optionally add the lines shown in green: Press Shift+Command+P, type in 'user settings', and 'Open User Settings': The easiest way to run your JXA scripts is with the 'Code Runner' extension. Running JXA Scripts with the 'Code Runner' extension

#For apple instal CodeRunner 4 full#

You can now edit your JXA scripts with full editor support, as mentioned above. and change the association to JavaScript (yellow arrow). If it doesn't say 'JavaScript', click whatever it says (yellow arrow above) to bring up this window: Open one of your JXA files, and in the bottom right (yellow arrow) make sure it says 'JavaScript': So, whatever extension you use for your JXA files, make sure it's associated with 'JavaScript'. This gives you full editor support for the language, as I mentioned at the start. I strongly recommend editing your JXA scripts using the 'JavaScript' Language Mode. I'm going to explain what I think is the best way to use either of these. 'AppleScript' extensionīoth of these extensions add support for running JXA scripts.

You'll probably also want to install the 'AppleScript' extension, which also supports JXA (more on this later): Then (1) Click the Extensions button on the left, (2) Search for 'Code Runner', and (3) Install it: If memory serves, you have to unzip it, then drag the app to the Applications folder. Installationĭownload the Mac version from. I'm sure I'm forgetting some obvious things. Code completion, real-time syntax checking, Find All References, symbol renaming, Intellisense, region folding, the list goes on and on. VSCode gives you the full range of tools when working with JavaScript. There's no debugging that I'm aware of in either of them.Īs far as editing is concerned, VSCode is light-years ahead of Atom. AtomĪs far as compiling and running JXA scripts, I think they're about the same. I thought I'd share what I've learned, and I'll answer any questions I can. I have been successfully using VSCode to compile and run JavaScript for Automation (JXA) for a while now. , around 08:30am PDT: I found what I think is a much easier way to run JXA code from VSCode.

#For apple instal CodeRunner 4 how to#

, around 09:30am PDT: I discovered how to no longer need the 'shebang' in your script file.