[Wine] Re: 16-Bit/DOS Suppor Missing?
dwarfcricket
wineforum-user at winehq.org
Mon Jul 12 16:18:20 CDT 2010
Charles Davis wrote:
> On 7/12/10 2:53 PM, dwarfcricket wrote:
>
> > Charles Davis wrote:
> >
> > > On 7/12/10 2:24 PM, dwarfcricket wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well I thought so, too, but when I try to run it in DOS it says "This program requires Microsoft Windows." :|
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Oh, so it's a Win16 program.
> > >
> > > In that case, there are three things you can do:
> > > - Run Windows in a VM, like John suggested. But that requires you to
> > > have a Windows license.
> > > - Upgrade to Snow Leopard. The reason MacPorts builds without Win16
> > > support is that Xcode 3.x has a linker that can't handle 16-bit code
> > > very well. Xcode 3.2, which comes with SL, does not have this problem.
> > > - Patch the linker. See bug 14920
> > > (http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14920 ) for more info.
> > >
> > > If you pick one of the last two options, though, you'll then have to
> > > change the Portfile to not pass --disable-win16 to Wine's configure script.
> > >
> > > Chip
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, I don't have a Windows license, unfortunately.
> >
> > SO, if I were to go about patching it - how would I change the Portfile?
> >
> The Portfile is in
> /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/ports/x11/wine-devel.
> There's a line that reads:
>
> configure.args-append --disable-win16
>
> If you put a pound sign in front:
>
> # configure.args-append --disable-win16
>
> then MacPorts won't disable Win16 support when it builds Wine.
>
> You only need to do this if you patch the linker, though. I just
> realized that the Portfile is smart enough to realize when it's on SL.
> There, it leaves Win16 support in.
>
> Chip
Well, I attempted to change the Portfile, but it keeps telling me I don't have the appropriate access to do so - even though my account (I'm the admin) is allowed to Read & Write - is there another way for me to change the settings so that I may change and save the Portfile?
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