Re: Frecobaldi 2 Mac OS X install guide

[Wilbert Berendsen]

Philippe,

thanks a lot! I've put it on a wiki page, and linked from the
frescobaldi website.

Op Tue, 14 May 2013 05:10:25 -0700 (PDT)
flup2 <address@hidden> schreef:

> Hello all,
> 
> Here is a step by step guide to install Frescobaldi on a Mac OS X
> system. Frescobaldi has some known issues on a mac (see below) but
> after these steps you should be able to:
> - use Frescobaldi (of course)
> - launch Frescobaldi with a double clickable icon
> - play MIDI
> 
> * install macports (  http://www.macports.org
> <http://www.macports.org> ).
> Using the Terminal, run these 2 commands to update macport :
> 
> sudo port -v selfupdate
> 
> sudo port -v upgrade outdated
> 
> * Once done, it's time to install the dependencies of frescobaldi 
> (depending to your computer, it may last some hours):
> 
> sudo port -v install py27-pyqt4
> 
> sudo port install poppler +quartz +qt4
> 
> * PyQt makes a link between python and qt4, but we need a library to
> link those with poppler (to have the PDF preview); Frescobali's
> author developped it. You have to download it here: 
> https://python-poppler-qt4.googlecode.com/files/python-poppler-qt4-0.16.3.tar.gz
> <https://python-poppler-qt4.googlecode.com/files/python-poppler-qt4-0.16.3.tar.gz>
>   
> 
> * double click to unzip. In the Terminal you have to go to the folder
> where it was unzipped (for instance cd
> Downloads/python-poppler-qt4-0.16.3 ).
> 
> * Run these 2 commands. The first one will compile the library, the
> other one will install is. The second one needs a admin access
> (password will be asked after the sudo... command)
> 
> python setup.py build
> 
> sudo python setup.py install
> 
> If you have some problems with these 2 steps, I can be necessary to
> specify the complete python path:
> 
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7/setup.py
> build
> 
> sudo
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7
> setup.py install
> 
> * Download Frescobaldi and place it in the Applications folder
> 
> Creation of a launcher :
> -------------------------
> 
> * download the software Platypus (  http://sveinbjorn.org/software
> <http://sveinbjorn.org/software>   and launch it
> * choose a name in  App Name field 
> * choose "Shell" in the popup "Script type"
> * choose "None"  in the popup "Output"
> * click "Newand paste these lines (change it according to your user
> name and frescobaldi folder name) :
> 
> #!/bin/sh 
> 
> cd /Applications/frescobaldi 
> /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7
> frescobaldi 
> 
> * show "Advanced options" and uncheck all boxes on the right, except
> "Runs in background"
> * you may choose a custom icon (by drag and drop)
> * click "Create"
> 
>  MIDI output
> -------------
> Frescobaldi uses an external synthetizer that must be launched. That
> synthetizer uses soundfont. If you havn't any, you may use the one
> included in Musescore. (  http://musescore.org/
> <http://musescore.org/>   )
> 
> * in the Terminal, install portmidi and fluidsynth :
> sudo port -v install portmidi
> sudo port -v install fluidsynth
> 
> * download qsynth, a mac graphical interface for fluidsynth ( 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth
> <http://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth>    )
> 
> * launch qsynth, click on "setup"
> * MIDI tab; choose "CoreMidi" in the "Midi driver" popup
> * Audio tab; choose "Coreaudio" in the "Audio driver" popup
> * under the same tab, set "buffer size" to 256 and choose "Default for
> "Audio device"
> * soundfonts tab, choose a soundfont (the one included in Musescore
> or any other).
> * validate; in the MIDI settings of frescobaldi, click refresh MIDI
> ports, et choose fluidsynth virtual port
> 
> I hope to have some time to make this easier to read (and, why not,
> include it to Frescobaldi website)
> 
> Philippe
> 
> 
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