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Hello,

Can someone compile Supermodel v0.2 for Mac OSX ?

Thanks.

Are you asking if it's possible or for someone to do it for you? Because it's definitely possible - any Intel Mac capable of compiling and running MAME/MESS will also compile and run Supermodel pretty easily.

Arbee wrote:Are you asking if it's possible or for someone to do it for you? Because it's definitely possible - any Intel Mac capable of compiling and running MAME/MESS will also compile and run Supermodel pretty easily.

I am not a programmer and I don't know about compiling.

I would appreciate it if some people compile a Mac version of Supermodel v0.2 to run in the OSX computer.

Thanks.

I can probably post a binary for systems running Lion (10.7); is your Mac on Lion or still Leopard/Snow Leopard?


Note that even with a canned binary, you will still need to install the SDL framework. That installation consists of dragging one folder into another in the Finder, as follows:

1) Go to http://www.libsdl.org/ , and click the "SDL 1.2" download link in the sidebar, then scroll down to "Mac OS X" under "Runtime Libraries".
2) Download the "SDL-1.2.14.dmg" disk image and open it.
3) Click 'Macintosh HD' (or whatever your Mac's hard disk is named) in the left pane of a Finder window.
4) Open the Library folder and drag the SDL.framework folder from the SDL disk image into the 'Frameworks' folder.

Arbee wrote:I can probably post a binary for systems running Lion (10.7); is your Mac on Lion or still Leopard/Snow Leopard?


Note that even with a canned binary, you will still need to install the SDL framework. That installation consists of dragging one folder into another in the Finder, as follows:

1) Go to http://www.libsdl.org/ , and click the "SDL 1.2" download link in the sidebar, then scroll down to "Mac OS X" under "Runtime Libraries".
2) Download the "SDL-1.2.14.dmg" disk image and open it.
3) Click 'Macintosh HD' (or whatever your Mac's hard disk is named) in the left pane of a Finder window.
4) Open the Library folder and drag the SDL.framework folder from the SDL disk image into the 'Frameworks' folder.

I am runnung Snow Leopard 10.6.8, and I would like to try your binary.

Thank you very much for your contribution.

I have posted an experimental binary here. It's 64-bit and built on Lion; I think it should work on earlier OS Xes as well, but you never know.

Caveats are included there, but I'll mention them here again:

1) You must have SDL.framework installed.
2) This is a pure command line app, like all versions of Supermodel. There are no compatible front ends for OS X yet.

It's a raw binary in a .tgz; double-click to extract the binary into the current folder. If someone more up on OS X than I wants to make a full-on bundle please feel free

This works fine, however the controls need configuring as by default they are set to nothing.

RetroRepair wrote:This works fine, however the controls need configuring as by default they are set to nothing.

You ought to be able to take Config/Supermodel.ini from the Windows version and use that (Supermodel now assumes it is being distributed with that file).

Thanks for the Mac support, RB! By the way, what prevents a static binary that would work on all versions of OS X from being compiled? I'm not familiar with the Mac platform and its concept of "frameworks".

It is a good idea to include the SDL library/framework into the OSX binary. Is it possible to do that ?

Arbee wrote:I have posted an experimental binary here. It's 64-bit and built on Lion; I think it should work on earlier OS Xes as well, but you never know.

Caveats are included there, but I'll mention them here again:

1) You must have SDL.framework installed.
2) This is a pure command line app, like all versions of Supermodel. There are no compatible front ends for OS X yet.

It's a raw binary in a .tgz; double-click to extract the binary into the current folder. If someone more up on OS X than I wants to make a full-on bundle please feel free

It works successfully on my i7 iMac (OSX 10.6.8) and I can get 60 fps in most of the time. Well done.