DRMS v1.2.5: Comprehensive macOS Installation Fixes

🚀 DRMS v1.2.5: Comprehensive macOS Installation Fixes

🎯 Major macOS Compatibility Breakthrough

Finally solved the complex macOS installation issues with a robust, multi-strategy approach!

🔧 What's Fixed:

✅ Virtual Environment Issues

• ✅ Proper venv validation: Handles symlinks and various Python executable names
• ✅ Shell activation fallback: Uses activation scripts when direct paths fail
• ✅ Path detection: Smart detection of Python executables across different setups

✅ macOS "Externally Managed Environment" Solutions

• ✅ PEP 668 compliance: Handles Homebrew Python restrictions gracefully
• ✅ Multiple fallback strategies: 5 different installation methods tried automatically
• ✅ Python source detection: Identifies Homebrew, system, pyenv, and other Python installations

✅ Installation Strategy Hierarchy

1. 🥇 Virtual environment Python (direct execution)
2. 🥈 Shell activation method (source activation script)
3. 🥉 System Python with --user (user packages)
4. 🏅 Homebrew Python with --break-system-packages (override protection)
5. 🎁 Manual guidance with pipx (professional alternative)

🌍 Universal Compatibility

• ✅ macOS: All Python installations (Homebrew, system, pyenv, etc.)
• ✅ Windows: PowerShell, CMD, WSL environments
• ✅ Linux: Ubuntu, CentOS, Arch, and all major distributions

💡 Enhanced User Experience

• 🔍 Smart Python detection: Automatically identifies your Python source
• 📋 Clear error messages: Actionable guidance for each failure scenario
• 🛠️ Professional alternatives: Suggests pipx and manual installation when needed
• ⚡ Faster installation: Optimized command execution and validation

📦 Installation:

npm install -g drms-mcp-server@1.2.5
npx drms install  # Now works reliably on all macOS setups\!

🎉 Result:

Your macOS installation should now work perfectly, regardless of your Python setup! This release addresses all the complex edge cases that were causing issues for macOS users.

Test it out and let us know how it works! 🍎✨