1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Mac/scripts/BuildApplet.py b/Mac/scripts/BuildApplet.py
index 756218f1ff..e71ebc1261 100644
--- a/Mac/scripts/BuildApplet.py
+++ b/Mac/scripts/BuildApplet.py
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ import EasyDialogs
 import buildtools
 import getopt
 
+if not sys.executable.startswith(sys.exec_prefix):
+    # Oh, the joys of using a python script to bootstrap applicatin bundles
+    # sys.executable points inside the current application bundle. Because this
+    # path contains blanks (two of them actually) this path isn't usable on
+    # #! lines. Reset sys.executable to point to the embedded python interpreter
+    sys.executable = os.path.join(sys.prefix,
+            'Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python')
+
+    # Just in case we're not in a framework:
+    if not os.path.exists(sys.executable):
+        sys.executable = os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix,  'bin/python')
+
 def main():
     try:
         buildapplet()