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PackMan on RPCEmu on Mac

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Mar 10, 2021 4:08pm John Rickman (71) 646 posts	The problem is how to install Python in the emulator on the Mac. I don’t have a working internet on the RISC OS side so have been installing packages by hand via zip files and shared drives. This is fine for a simple install without dependencies but a bit daunting for ported unix style software with its libraries etc. I would like to use PackMan which I can install but it is not much use without connectivity. Is there anyone who has solved this problem or has an idea for a work-around?

Mar 10, 2021 4:19pm Chris (121) 472 posts	What versions of RPCEmu and MacOS do you use? RPCEmu 0.9.3 on my Mac setup handles networking fine.

Mar 10, 2021 5:33pm Steve Pampling (1551) 8172 posts	I think the RO5 on Mac OS page might need a bit of an update. It references “Mavericks (10.9” and “development build of RPCEmu 0.8.14 for Mac OS X” If you have a working installation sequence then update the base install info as required. If it involves a bundled setup the later parts of the installation info may not be required, except when people “roll their own”

Mar 10, 2021 5:54pm John Rickman (71) 646 posts	MacOS Big Sur 11.2.1 and RPCEmu 0.9.3. The RPCEmu Networking Guide mentions Windows and Linux but not Mac. I followed the Network Address Translation method documented for Windows and got to the end of the install. I installed NetSurf and ran it but it reported “unable to load page” for the sites I tried. However after a shutdown and two restarts NetSurf is working. Now moving in to PackMan !!

Mar 10, 2021 6:52pm Steve Pampling (1551) 8172 posts	I followed the Network Address Translation method documented for Windows and got to the end of the install. I installed NetSurf and ran it but it reported “unable to load page” for the sites I tried. The network tests in the Windows install should hold true across the board. Your “unable to load page” error is fairly typical for a DNS issue, which looks like it cleared after a restart. If you get fits and starts on the use of Packman, revisit the DNS testing.

Mar 10, 2021 7:42pm Stuart Painting (5389) 714 posts	FTR, a revised wiki page for installing RPCEmu on macOS is now online. Sorry for the delay.

Mar 10, 2021 8:55pm Steve Pampling (1551) 8172 posts	FTR, a revised wiki page for installing RPCEmu on macOS is now online. Sorry for the delay. Hey, 0.9.3 was out for months before I updated the Windows page. (Offers some feeble excuse about not being able to see the keyboard or screen…)