diff --git a/bitmap2component/CMakeLists.txt b/bitmap2component/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b45e9d348..c766530052 100644
--- a/bitmap2component/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bitmap2component/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if( APPLE )
         include( BundleUtilities )
         fixup_bundle( ${KICAD_BIN}/bitmap2component.app/Contents/MacOS/bitmap2component
             \"\"
-            \"\"
+            \"${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK}\"
             )
         " COMPONENT Runtime
         )
diff --git a/cmake/BundleUtilities.cmake b/cmake/BundleUtilities.cmake
index cd27c82b8c..f636f3553e 100644
--- a/cmake/BundleUtilities.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BundleUtilities.cmake
@@ -914,11 +914,11 @@ endfunction()
 
 
 function(fixup_bundle app libs dirs)
-  message(STATUS "fixup_bundle")
+  message(STATUS "fixup_bundleY")
   message(STATUS "  app='${app}'")
   message(STATUS "  libs='${libs}'")
   message(STATUS "  dirs='${dirs}'")
-
+  message(STATUS "xxxxxxxxx")
   set(options)
   set(oneValueArgs)
   set(multiValueArgs IGNORE_ITEM)
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ function(fixup_bundle app libs dirs)
   if(valid)
     get_filename_component(exepath "${executable}" PATH)
 
-    message(STATUS "fixup_bundle: preparing...")
+    message(STATUS "fixup_bundle: preparingX...")
     get_bundle_keys("${app}" "${libs}" "${dirs}" keys IGNORE_ITEM "${CFG_IGNORE_ITEM}")
 
     message(STATUS "fixup_bundle: copying...")
@@ -1031,8 +1031,9 @@ function(verify_bundle_prerequisites bundle result_var info_var)
 
       if(NOT prereq_filename IN_LIST CFG_IGNORE_ITEM)
         get_item_rpaths(${f} _main_exe_rpaths)
+        message(STATUS "pqr: ${f}")
         get_prerequisites("${f}" prereqs 1 1 "${exepath}" "${_main_exe_rpaths}")
-
+        message(STATUS "pqf: ${prereqs}")
         # On the Mac,
         # "embedded" and "system" prerequisites are fine... anything else means
         # the bundle's prerequisites are not verified (i.e., the bundle is not
@@ -1046,6 +1047,7 @@ function(verify_bundle_prerequisites bundle result_var info_var)
 
         foreach(p ${prereqs})
           set(p_type "")
+          message(STATUS "pqq: ${p}")
           gp_file_type("${f}" "${p}" p_type)
 
           if(APPLE)
@@ -1063,6 +1065,7 @@ function(verify_bundle_prerequisites bundle result_var info_var)
           # Found non-system/somehow-unacceptable prerequisites:
           set(result 0)
           set(info ${info} "external prerequisites found:\nf='${f}'\nexternal_prereqs='${external_prereqs}'\n")
+          execute_process(COMMAND sleep 1000 RESULT_VARIABLE res)
         endif()
       else()
         message(STATUS "Ignoring file: ${prereq_filename}")
diff --git a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
index 1227223e90..2970bc035b 100644
--- a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -545,7 +545,13 @@ if( APPLE )
         DESTINATION ${KICAD_BIN}
         COMPONENT binary
         )
-
+    # get_cmake_property(_variableNames VARIABLES)
+    # list (SORT _variableNames)
+    # foreach (_variableName ${_variableNames})
+    #     message(STATUS "${_variableName}=${${_variableName}}")
+    # endforeach()
+    # message(STATUS "markmark")
+    # PYTHON_FRAMEWORK=/Users/alexander/Documents/Code/kicad-mac-builder/build/python-dest/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework
     install( CODE "
             # override default embedded path settings
             ${OSX_BUNDLE_OVERRIDE_PATHS}
@@ -554,7 +560,7 @@ if( APPLE )
             include( BundleUtilities )
             fixup_bundle( ${KICAD_BIN}/eeschema.app/Contents/MacOS/eeschema
                 \"\"
-                \"\"
+                \"${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK}\"
                 )
             " COMPONENT Runtime
         )
diff --git a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
index d21fbc0868..3c9afe863b 100644
--- a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ if( APPLE )
             include( BundleUtilities )
             fixup_bundle( ${KICAD_BIN}/gerbview.app/Contents/MacOS/gerbview
                 \"\"
-                \"\"
+                \"${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK}\"
                 )
             " COMPONENT Runtime
         )
diff --git a/kicad/CMakeLists.txt b/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
index e0fa180ff1..e0e58448ba 100644
--- a/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ if( APPLE )
 
             fixup_bundle( ${OSX_BUNDLE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR}/kicad
                 \"\${BUNDLE_FIX_LIBS}\"
-                \"\${BUNDLE_FIX_DIRS}\"
-                IGNORE_ITEM \"Python;python;python3;python3.8;pythonw;pythonw3;pythonw3.8\"
+                \"\${BUNDLE_FIX_DIRS};${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK}\"
+                IGNORE_ITEM \"Python;python;python3;python3.9;pythonw;pythonw3;pythonw3.9;python3.9-intel64\"
                 )
 
             # BundleUtilities clobbers the rpaths and install_names that we carefully setup in Python.framework, even if
diff --git a/pagelayout_editor/CMakeLists.txt b/pagelayout_editor/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f503d479e..abb7a0a626 100644
--- a/pagelayout_editor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pagelayout_editor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ if( APPLE )
         include( BundleUtilities )
         fixup_bundle( ${KICAD_BIN}/pl_editor.app/Contents/MacOS/pl_editor
             \"\"
-            \"\"
+            \"${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK}\"
             )
         " COMPONENT Runtime
         )
diff --git a/pcb_calculator/CMakeLists.txt b/pcb_calculator/CMakeLists.txt
index f58e348d27..cc4193a0a6 100644
--- a/pcb_calculator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcb_calculator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ if( APPLE )
         include( BundleUtilities )
         fixup_bundle( ${KICAD_BIN}/pcb_calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/pcb_calculator
             \"\"
-            \"\"
+            \"${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK}\"
             )
         " COMPONENT Runtime
         )
diff --git a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
index 15b522359f..d4d2a156ae 100644
--- a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ if( APPLE )
         include( BundleUtilities )
         fixup_bundle( ${KICAD_BIN}/pcbnew.app/Contents/MacOS/pcbnew
             \"\"
-            \"\"
+            \"${PYTHON_FRAMEWORK}\"
             )
         " COMPONENT Runtime
         )