Re: [MIT-Scheme-devel] Installing 9.2 OS X Binary on macOS Sierra Macbook air

[Mohamed Nabassoua]

Thanks Aaron for the tips. Have you tried using the Edwin Editor that comes with Scheme? 

On Thursday, June 15, 2017, Aaron S. Hawley <address@hidden> wrote:
> Mohamed,
>
> Just be aware that on the Mac I get mit-scheme processes that are long
> running and start consuming a lot of cpu and overheating the computer.
> Killing them in Emacs or with Activity Monitor solves that for me.
>
> Best,
> Aaron
>
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Aaron S. Hawley
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Mohamed,
> >
> > I'm able to start the MIT-GNU Scheme on a Mac from Emacs and use it by
> > adding this to my .emacs file:
> >
> > (add-to-list 'exec-path "/Applications/MIT:GNU
> > Scheme.app/Contents/Resources")
> >
> > (eval-after-load 'scheme
> >   '(setq scheme-program-name "mit-scheme"))
> >
> > I don't get far launching from Finder, because of a startup error:
> >
> > $ open /Applications/MIT\:GNU\ Scheme.app/Contents/MacOS/macosx-starter
> > /Applications/MIT:GNU Scheme.app/Contents/Resources/mit-scheme: can't find a
> > readable default for option --band.
> > searched for file all.com in these directories:
> > /Applications/MIT:GNU Scheme.app/Contents/Resources?
> > /usr/local/lib/mit-scheme-x86-64
> >
> > Inconsistency detected.
> >
> > I'm using Sierra 10.12.3
> >
> > Happy SICP'ing!
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Mohamed Nabassoua <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi folks,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your support. I am a in the process of learning GNU Scheme by
> >> following SICP and had a quick question regarding installing this software
> >> on the latest Macbook air. Namely, I am in the process of buying a new
> >> Macbook air which run under macOS Sierra and I was wondering if the Stable
> >> Release 9.2 OS X Binary works fine with macOS Sierra, or if there are issues
> >> I should be aware off. Thanks a lot for your help!
> >>
> >> Best
> >> Mohamed
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
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> > remember!  Poor computer.  -- Guy Lewis Steele Jr.
>
>
>
> --
> In general, we reserve the right to have a poor
> memory--the computer, however, is supposed to
> remember!  Poor computer.  -- Guy Lewis Steele Jr.