[Vis5d-users] Re: Installation on MacOS-X

Hi Sean,

This is from the archives:


> You'll also be interested to know that with my latest patches, the CVS
> version now compiles and runs out of the box on MacOS X.
>
> The patches were required because MacOS X doesn't come with a Fortran
> compiler, and unfortunately I just noticed that Vis5d+ 1.1 requires one in
> order to compile...whoops.  (I think Vis5d+ 1.0.2 may have had the same
> flaw.)  So, perhaps a 1.1.1 release will be in order in a few weeks.
>
> To run on MacOS X, however, you do need to install the latest version of
> XonX (XFree86 for MacOS X), as well as Mesa (I haven't tried very hard at
> getting Apple's bundled OpenGL to work; I'm not sure if it is compatible
> with XFree86, although this is something I'd like to play more with).
>
> Steven
>
>
>
"Sean C. Garrick" wrote:

> Hi:
> I'm still trying to get Vis5d/+ up and running under MacOS-X. Any
> suggestions or pointers?
>
> Thanks,
> Sean
>
> ..
> Sean C. Garrick
> Dept. of Mech. Engineering
> sga...@um...