Re: Newbie source code question.

Subject: Re: Newbie source code question.
From: Ed Rosack <email@hidden>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:00:23 -0500
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On Feb 6, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Brian Durant wrote:

Is it basically possible to compile any source code files for libs and/or programs to run on X11, as long as the dependencies are resolved and the source code either was created for a Linux or BSD port or what are the limitations to watch out for?
Cheers,
Brian


Brian,

Yes it's possible and in many cases easy. OS X is BSD underneath and can support X11 apps. Take a look at the following and write back if you have specific questions:

The Fink project makes installing apps (from binary or source very easy): http://fink.sourceforge.net/

There's also the DarwinPorts project that has converted many open source programs to run on OS X: http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/

I have an earlier edition of this book, and highly recommend it:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macxtigerunix/

Hope this helps.
Ed

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