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You and I, as developers, may use the Terminal and have things installed in /usr/local/bin, but that is very unusual for Mac users. macOS is a "melange" of a number of different origin systems. It is true that macOS has a BSD compatibility layer, but that's not quite the same thing. So, if you were to attempt to create those links, the first thing you would have to do is create /usr/local/bin, if it didn't already exist, and create it correctly.ĭon't read too much into the "BSD origin myth". I just checked two different machines to verify. But to clarify, while /usr/local does exist and /usr/local/bin is in the default path, the path /usr/local/bin does not actually exist on a default configuration. This puts the user in control, which is the way Apple wants it. That would be a whole lot easier and less risky than any other method. You could even include a little shell script to do that for them. Anyone who knows their way around the Terminal could add that location to their path, or add symlinks in /usr/local/bin. The ideal solution is to just put any command-line tools in a "Helpers" directory. But again, this could be removed at any time. I mentioned another option using AppleScript in this thread from about a year ago. You could use the old deprecated methods that still work but could be removed at any time. You can create a privileged helper tool, launch daemon, and mach ports to do it the "official" way. The installer and associated scripts run as root. If you have a developer tool and you want to create symlinks there, the best option is a package installer. If the user wants to uninstall something, there is a good chance the only way to do that is to wipe out all of /usr/local.
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Some other software could overwrite your binaries.
Because any open-source project ported to the Mac is going to dump files in /usr/local, it isn't a safe place. It only matters for people who use Terminal. I can't tell for sure because Parallels does use it my VMs.
To start off with, I don't think it exists on a fresh install.
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Personally, I'm going to update via Steam, then launch Epic Games and let it verify the files./usr/local/bin is not a good place for Mac software.
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It will have to install (another?) copy of the R* launcher and some redists, so be patient. Just click OK (or whatever it says) and try again. The game might fail to launch when you finish this process.Epic Games will now verify the game files and download the missing ones. Launch Epic Games, go to Library and click Resume under GTA5.These are not copies, they are mirrors of the original files. rpf files in your Epic Games GTAV folder. When you see "Process complete!", you should have all of the game's.Press N to return back and re-enter the path. Double check you entered the correct directory and press Y if it is correct.When prompted, paste in your GTAV folder location from Epic Games (mine is E:\Epic Games\GTAV) and press enter.Drop symlinker.bat in your Steam GTA5 folder and run it.When you've downloaded about 20MB, completely exit Epic Games. Begin a clean installation of GTA5 from Epic Games.If you've already started install GTA5 from Epic Games, cancel it and remove the GTAV folder.Your Steam and Epic Games installations of GTA 5 will need to be on the same partition.GTA 5 purchased on Steam and Epic Games.I take no responsibility for any data loss. This script could potentially cause issues in your Steam/Epic Games libraries if not ran properly. Dumb script to symlink GTA5 from your Steam library to your Epic Games library This will save you nearly 90GB of disk space (GTA5 via Steam and Epic Games from one installation) Please read through the script and instructions so you know what it's doing.
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