Quote from: DanZaph on February 26, 2014, 08:18:06 PM

Quote from: sgginc on February 26, 2014, 04:28:03 PM

Quote from: DanZaph on February 26, 2014, 03:32:55 PM

Quote from: sgginc on February 26, 2014, 02:47:19 PM

I'm on a Mac 10.8.5 using Stratum Proxy.

Where did you get the Stratum Proxy or did you compile it yourself? Does it support 'Long Poll"? I would really like to try that.

https://github.com/slush0/stratum-mining-proxy

Scroll down to Mac install section.

Ken

Typical OpenSource crapola, devs spend thousands of hours developing the software but little to none on the final bit to make it usable. Somehow I knew the build would not work and was staying away from trying to compile and install. But I tried anyway andnd I had to install gcc to boot.

Error: The required version of setuptools (>=2.1) is not available

Error: Installed distribution zope.interface 3.8.0 conflicts with requirement zope.interface>=4.0.2

Whatever "setuptools" is. And how many other things will I find are not available.

I't all like a game, if I wanted to play a game I would get Angry Birds.

I do wonder why there is no pre-compiled version available for the Mac--like for Windows.

I installed it w/o any compiling but I had to install heavens knows what and the kitchen sink to do it. That may not have been the instructions I followed. I will look closer.
I have no idea why compiling a program requires a PHD?
Perhaps some Dr can explain why?
Google was no help.

Here are the steps I followed.
It worked w/o any hicups except
an update that I had to install
later. But wasn't hard:

Installation on Mac
   1.   Download TGZ file from https://github.com/slush0/stratum-mining-proxy/tarball/master
   2.   Unpack it by typing "tar xf slush0-stratum-mining-proxy*.tar.gz"
***I just dbl clicked it and my unpacker "Archiver" unpacked it.

   3.   On Mac OS X you already have Python installed on your system, but you lack the llvm-gcc-4.2 binary required to run the setup.py file, so:
   4.   a) If you don't want to install Xcode, get gcc here: https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer
   5.   b) OR download Xcode (free) from the App Store, Open it up (it's in your applications folder) and go to preferences, to the downloads section and download/install the 'command line tools'. This will install llvm-gc-4.2.
   6.   Type "sudo python setup.py install" in the unpacked directory from step 2.
***In the terminal type CD space (drag the folder here and it will auto populate the path) return.
***Your now in that directory.

   7.   You can start the proxy by typing "./mining_proxy.py" in the terminal window. Using default settings, proxy connects to Slush's pool interface.
***You need to be in the directory where mining_proxy.py is located.

   8.   If you want to connect to another pool or change other proxy settings, type "mining_proxy.py --help".

N.B. Once Apple releases Xcode 4.7 they will remove the optional install of gcc (they want you to use clang). When that happens you can either choose not to upgrade, or return to the aforementioned https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer and download the specific gcc binary for your version of Mac OS.