On 7/12/10 3:35 PM, dwarfcricket wrote: > Charles Davis wrote: >> On 7/12/10 3:18 PM, dwarfcricket wrote: >> >>> 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? >>> >> You have to edit the Portfile as root. >> >> Chip > > > I'm really sorry... what does that mean/how would I do that? [Embarassed] 'root' is the most powerful user on a Unix-type system. To become root on Mac OS X, you use the 'sudo' command from the Terminal. (You've used this command before; you needed it to install Wine from MacPorts in the first place!) I'm not sure you can run any GUI programs as root, though, and I definitely wouldn't recommend it, so I suggest using a text editor like nano or vim or emacs that works in a Terminal. If you need more help, remember, Google is your friend. Chip
