Allegro CL FAQ 2.8 Architecture-specific: MacOS X

2.8 Architecture-specific: MacOS X

Q2.8-1) Does Allegro CL 6.2 work on MacOS X 10.2 and 10.3?
Q 2.8-2) How do I get CLIM to work with MacOS X 10.2 and 10.3?

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Q 2.8-1) Does Allegro CL 6.2 work on MacOS X 10.2 and 10.3?

A 2.8-1) Yes it does, when the patch files described just below are applied. (Allegro CL 6.2 as originally released did not work on MacOS X 10.2 or 10.3.)

The new patch files are shared library patches which must be downloaded manually into your Allegro directory, replacing files with the same names. First copy the existing files to libacli623.dylibold and libacl623.dylibold. Then download the files. They should replace the currently existing files in your Allegro directory (the directory where Allegro CL is installed).

From a browser, the patches can be downloaded by clicking on the links:

For regular versions, please download:

ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/patches/6.2/macosx102/libacli623.dylib 
ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/patches/6.2/macosx102/libacl623.dylib

For the Trial version, please download:

ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/patches/6.2/macosx102/libacli623t.dylib

If using an FTP client, please refer to "Installing Patches Manually" in http://www.franz.com/ftp/pub/patches/6.2/README for general assistance in downloading patches.

Q 2.8-2) How do I get CLIM to work with MacOS X 10.2 and 10.3?

A 2.8-2) You need a newly released version of OpenMotif and a patch to that version. If you are running 10.2, you (probably) need to get X11 first (X11 should already be available on 10.3).

To obtain X11, do the following (for 10.2 users only):

Download the X11 sources from http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/tarballs/other/X11ForMacOSXSource-1.0.tar.gz.
Unzip and untar the downloaded file.
Install following the instructions included. Note that the source is for 10.3 so some spurious warnings may be printed. However, X11 will install correctly on 10.2.

To obtain and install OpenMotif 2.2.2, do the following:

Download openMotif-2.2.2.tar.gz from the following location: ftp://ftp.sgi.com/other/motifzone/2.2/src/openMotif-2.2.2.tar.gz
Download the patch for OpenMotif from Franz Inc., from the location ftp://ftp.franz.com/pub/acl62/macosx/openMotif-2.2.2-darwin.patch. This patch fixes building problems we have identified and does not change the OpenMotif 2.2.2 program.
On your MacOS X machine, enter the following commands (make sure you specify the correct path for the openMotif-2.2.2-darwin.patch, downloaded in step 2):

cd /tmp

tar zxf openMotif-2.2.2.tar.gz

cd openMotif-2.2.2

patch -p0 < openMotif-2.2.2-darwin.patch

./configure

make && make install

You should now have a working Motif suitable to use with CLIM.

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