There are still some dependencies that result in requiring Python,
and prevent CsoundVST from working on the Mac. In particular, the
GUI frontend links against the _CsoundVST library, which requires
Python because it is a Python module (i.e. it includes a SWIG
generated wrapper), and it links against _csnd which also requires
Python. On the Mac only, there are bundle vs. dylib issues when
linking against any of _csnd or _CsoundVST as long as these are
also intended to be Python modules.
So, I think more work may be needed, including the separation of
the GUI, VST, and Python functionality in such a way that neither
the GUI nor the VST plugin link against anything that requires
Python directly or indirectly. Parts of the _CsoundVST library
that are intended to be usable from Python with 'import CsoundVST'
may also be moved to _csnd, possibly with the removal of the Boost
dependency, although that is not very important.

On Thursday 25 May 2006 03:27, Michael Gogins wrote:

> I've updated Csound 5 CVS with changes in CsoundVST so it loads Python 
> dynamically. This should mean that CsoundVST will work as a front and as a 
> VST plugin on computers where Python has not been installed. I would 
> appreciate it if somebody with Mac OS X could test this, if possible, before 
> we release the next version.