[Wine] Wine and OS X

James McKenzie jjmckenzie51 at sprintpcs.com
Wed Mar 5 21:01:09 CST 2008


Xelinis wrote:
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>>> Yes, I am aware of Darwine but I've heard mixed opinions on how to get it up and running.  Some say Fink, some say Macports, others say compile from source.  However, at the same time, I've heard complaints about all of the above options, particularly with OpenGL support.  I'm just wondering if there's anyone here who can clear this up.
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>> OpenGL is horribly broken with Apple's X11.  I recommend using a 
>> 'different' X11 version. 
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> Thank you for the detailed response but do you suppose you could elaborate a bit more on using a different X11?  Like I said before, my experience with Macs is a bit limited.
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You could install X11 from either Fink or Macports and then build 
Darwine using them.  I have no use at this time for OpenGL as none of 
the programs I run uses it.  I use Fink for my ported software and 
additionally recommend visiting the Fink web site for more information.

James McKenzie





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