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author Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
date Wed, 27 Nov 1996 19:39:58 +0000
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11 preferences to make it extract C sources with creator CWIE
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12 and .py files as text files with creator Pyth, this will save
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18 You may also need the img distribution and the stdwin distribution.
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19 If you don't want them you may have to edit some of the projects
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22 When you've extracted everything you may have to unpack the
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23 .hqx files in Mac:Resources and Mac:mwerks:Projects (but suntar
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27 name conflict with the Mac Fmmodule.c.
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31 build.macppc.shared PowerPC shared-library
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38 Move MWCPythonCoreRuntime.µ, PythonCore.µ, PythonPPC.µ and
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39 PythonApplet.µ (from the Mac:mwerks:projects folder) to
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40 build.macppc.shared, move Python68K.µ to build.mac68k.stand.
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42 Build the projects. For the PPC projects, keep the order given above.
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73 EditPythonPrefs.py (in Mac:scripts), it should now work from there.
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83 RunLibScript.py come to mind) and the applets will be created.
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85 Jack Jansen, CWI, 18 March 1996.