I got all excited today when I noticed the line about building and running slic3r under OSX V10.9. Apparently, 10.9 comes with a version of perl (5.16) which is not compatible with Slic3r. The help file says to use the command line: -
defaults write com.apple.versioner.perl Version 5.12
and I can verify, using perl -v, that the perl version changes from 5.16 to 5.12
But this makes no difference to Slic3r as 1.1.7 still will not run on my Mac as a downloaded App.
I'll post the same information in the Issue I raised in gitHub and hope someone picks it up and points me in the right direction.
Using ABSPrusa Mendel Zaphod with Pronterface and slic3r 1.3.0. Printing well with 3mm PLA and ABS through 2 x J Head Mk IV b and Wade Geared Exruders. Controlled using RAMPS1.4 board running Marlin_v1.1.9