[GNC] Mac Installation 4.12 issue

[Adrien Monteleone]

Dragging .app packages from a .dmg to /Applications (or ~/Applications) 
is standard for all MacOS apps not installed by the AppStore.

It is not particular to GnuCash.

Many Apps have made a handy /Applications shortcut in their .dmg main 
folder to prompt the user to do so, but that is not required, or even 
'standard' practice for MacOS apps.

If you look over the README, there are no specific detailed installation 
instructions for *any* operating system. (nothing for MacOS, Windows, 
Linux, BSD, etc.)

There *are* instructions for 'building & installing' which is a far 
different process than what you are referring to. (and perhaps could 
either be moved to the wiki entirely, or else re-titled to avoid confusion.)

It *may* be fine to add such instructions either in that file, or a 
separate INSTALL file, but the best place to make that request would be 
bugs.gnucash.org so the request/issue can be tracked.

Regards,
Adrien

On 10/8/22 11:40 AM, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I recently downloaded the .dmg file for my OS.
> 
> I read the README and several other of the texts and not seeing any 
> reference installation on a Mac I double clicked on the GnuCash icon.
> 
> This verified the package and opened it where I was able to create a new 
> set of accounts.
> I was puzzled as I had not seen anything about dragging and dropping the 
> executable into the Applications folder.
> 
> I carried on and made the Mac remember the icon in the task bar.
> 
> Each time I execute the app it verifies the package, asks me if I am 
> sure I want to open it as it was downloaded from a website. I confirm 
> and the accounts I created and saved are opened, thank goodness.
> 
> I did some Google work and found the GnuCash app does not open a window 
> showing a Mac user to drag the app into the Applications folder.
> 
> I ran the .dmg again and dragged the GnuCash icon to a Finder window 
> open on Applications.
> 
> My problem was solved.
> 
> Please add something into the README contents about installing on a Mac.