Runtime dependencies?

[diamondap]

The project readme lists dependencies for Mac and Unix/Linux. Are these build-time dependencies, or runtime dependencies?

To put it another way, if I use zenity and distribute my app, do I have to tell Mac & *nix users they must install osascript or zenity to run my app?

[ncruces]

They are runtime dependencies.

Unix/Linux users need to install zenity (or a clone, like qarma).
osascript (and its sister osacompile, which is needed for the progress dialog) is preinstalled on every mac.

You can test for the availability of runtime dependencies using zenity.IsAvailable().

[diamondap]

Thanks for clarifying. So it sounds like Linux/Unix is the only platform where users might need to take an extra step to install a dependency. That should be fine for our use case.

Thanks again for your help!