Improves Remote Viewer detection and install guidance on macOS#177
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Expands the search for Remote Viewer to support common Homebrew and MacPorts installation paths, increasing compatibility with different user environments. Updates installation instructions to include Homebrew as an option, making setup clearer for users who do not have virt-viewer installed.
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This pull request improves the way our macOS SPICE transport scripts locate the
remote-viewer(virt-viewer) binary. Instead of assuming a single installation path, the scripts now search multiple common locations, making them more robust and compatible with different user setups. The user guidance in error messages has also been updated to provide clearer installation instructions.Improvements to remote-viewer detection and user guidance:
direct.pyandtunnel.pynow search forremote-viewerin/Applications/RemoteViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/RemoteViewer,/opt/homebrew/bin/remote-viewer, and/usr/local/bin/remote-viewer, increasing compatibility with different installation methods. [1] [2]remote-vieweris not found, the exception message now suggests installing via Homebrew and provides a direct command, as well as a link to the MacPorts page, making it easier for users to resolve missing dependencies. [1] [2]Signature updates:
.signaturefiles for both scripts to reflect the code changes. [1] [2]