Is it possible to run and install applications made for unix (e.g.
Matlab, Mathematica, Cadence unix versions) on MAC OSX and/or Darwin?
Also how do use Xemacs on Mac OSX or Darwin? Thanks for your help.
I am not sure that this list is the best forum for this question, but
I'll try to help.
The short answer is that there are many applications available, all of
which must be compiled specifically for the Macintosh architecture. If
you are interested in a commercial application you should contact your
vendor and ask for a Mac OS X version. (I switched my Mathematica
license from Unix to Mac OSX.)
Many open-source applications common to Unix are available for Mac OSX.
Generally you need to compile these from a source distribution in order
to install them, although people make binary releases available from
time to time.
Most people use a package manager to build, install, and maintain
open-source applications. Fink, DarwinPorts, and Gentoo are package
managers that maintain collections of open-source applications known to
compile and work on Mac OS X.
The mainline distribution of GNU Emacs supports a native Mac OS X
target; it will build an Emacs.app that works just like other Mac
applications. Xemacs is also available, but you may have to run X11 in
order to use it.
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