Mac OS X 10.5 Installation

The AVED GUI requires access to the same AVED binary and scripts that are used in the command-line. These directories are defined by environment variables.

The environment file searched each time a user logs in on a Mac  is: ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist (be careful - this is case sensitive). This file is simply a property list of keys and values that the login system will read and load into the process environment of all applications that are launched when the user logs in. These variables are the same as environment variables that can be created in a command line shell (eg: sh or csh), but they also can be seen by GUI applications. These environment variables are somewhat similar to Windows' Environment User Variables. Three basic steps are required to define these 1) create the ~/.MacOSX directory, 2) add the environment variables, and 3) Logout and Log back in to impose the changes.

1. If you don't have a ~/.MaxOSX directory, you will need to create one. Do this in a terminal window, or whatever you choose, e.g.

1. Next, set this variables using the  /Developer/Applications/PropertyListEditor.app tool.  For the default AVED installation, add the following as a child to the root installation to define the location of the AVED binaries and scripts (this asssumes a global installation in the /usr/local/aved/ directory):

   AVED_BIN=/usr/local/aved/bin
   AVED_SCRIPTS=/usr/local/aved/scripts

   Then add these to the PATH environment variable using a PATH key and value. If you want your AVED install in a non-standard location change these variable to the correct location of your installation. Your environment list in the property editor should look like the following when correctly done:

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