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Update docs for macOS dev env. Fixes #1797740 [MacOS development environment setup instructions are wrong](https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1797740)

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@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ All the calibre python code is in the ``calibre`` package. This package contains
* E-book editing happens using a different container object. It is
documented in :ref:`polish_api`.
* db - The database back-end. See :ref:`db_api` for the interface to the calibre library.
* db - The database back-end. See :ref:`db_api` for the interface to the calibre library.
* Content server: ``srv`` is the calibre Content server.
@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ installing Git, you can get the calibre source code with the command::
git clone git://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre.git
On Windows you will need the complete path name, that will be something like :file:`C:\\Program Files\\Git\\git.exe`.
On Windows you will need the complete path name, that will be something like :file:`C:\\Program Files\\Git\\git.exe`.
calibre is a very large project with a very long source control history, so the
above can take a while (10 mins to an hour depending on your internet speed).
@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ always available as an `archive <https://calibre-ebook.com/dist/src>`_.
To update a branch to the latest code, use the command::
git pull --no-edit
You can also browse the code at `GitHub <https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre>`_.
Submitting your changes to be included
@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ the previously checked out calibre code directory, for example::
cd /Users/kovid/work/calibre
calibre is the directory that contains the src and resources sub-directories. Ensure you have installed the calibre commandline tools via :guilabel:`Preferences->Advanced->Miscellaneous` in the calibre GUI.
calibre is the directory that contains the src and resources sub-directories.
The calibre command line tools are found inside the calibre app bundle, in
:file:`/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/console.app/Contents/MacOS`
you should add this directory to your PATH environment variable, if you want to
run the command line tools easily.
The next step is to create a bash script that will set the environment variable ``CALIBRE_DEVELOP_FROM`` to the absolute path of the src directory when running calibre in debug mode.
@ -337,7 +341,7 @@ for the pdb module <https://docs.python.org/2/library/pdb.html#debugger-commands
cli() functions above, like this: ``set_trace(port=1234)`` and
``cli(port=1234)``.
.. note::
.. note::
The Python debugger cannot handle multiple threads, so you have to
call set_trace once per thread, each time with a different port number.
@ -411,4 +415,3 @@ API documentation for various parts of calibre
plugins
db_api
polish