Installation/usage instructions for Mac OSX

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There needs to be a short document describing the needed steps to get it 
running on Mac OSX. Although the ultimate goal would be a self-contained 
package similar to the windows bundle that can just be downloaded/copied to the 
target machine and run there without any dependencies like the windows version 
does but I don't see this happening in the near future due to the lack of 
dedicated Mac developers.

It seems like in the current form It *can* be made running on OSX somehow 
because I receive Mac related patches or bug reports approximately once a year, 
this means from time to time somebody succeeds in making it run on Mac.

I need a small document that describes in a n00b friendly way the following 
steps which should be needed to make it run:

1. How to download and install Tor
2. How to download and install Python 2.x
3. How to download and install wxPython 2.9
4. How to unzip torchat-source and start it from the command line
4.1. How to open a command line
4.2. How to start a python program
5. How to install a desktop shortcut to perform step 4 with a mouse click
6. How to update when there is a newer version of TorChat

I cannot write such a document without being able to verify that it actually 
works. Unfortunately I have been told that my initial assumption that every OSX 
comes with Python/wxPython already installed out of the box was wrong and it 
needs to be installed separately. This problem could be easily solved by using 
pyinstaller (any also the necessity to install Tor and all the command line 
stuff) but as I mentioned before I cannot compile a pyinstaller binary without 
having any access to a Mac.

So I need your help. Please submit everything that would lead to the creation 
of such a simple and uncomplicated howto-document that can be used by every 
avarage Mac user. Attach it to this bug report and help testing it for 
consistency.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by prof7...@gmail.com on 5 Feb 2011 at 3:52

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I have created a (still empty at this time) HTML document for this. This 
document will be part of the doc folder in every release and can also be read 
online with the following link:

http://torchat.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/torchat/doc/howto_mac_osx.html

Now I basically need your patches to fill this document with Information.

Original comment by prof7...@gmail.com on 5 Feb 2011 at 3:59

• Changed state: Started
• Added labels: Component-Docs, OpSys-OSX, Type-Enhancement

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Are you kidding me?!?!!? Four years later and still no documentation? This can 
not be a real program!

Original comment by rgato...@gmail.com on 8 Feb 2015 at 10:26

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So basically if you’re not a skilled UNIX user as well as a Mac user, 
there’s no possible chance of this happening on a macMac huh? 

Original comment by rgato...@gmail.com on 8 Feb 2015 at 10:28

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for the last few years Python has been pre-installed on OS X! 

Mac OS X 10.8 comes with Python 2.7 pre-installed by Apple

Original comment by rgato...@gmail.com on 8 Feb 2015 at 10:31