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Phildo

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Install on a mac?
« on: July 10, 2010, 10:16:33 pm »
I downloaded the mac bundle from the DF homepage, but I got a folder with a .exe in it...
So I assumed that the link was faulty and someone mistakenly uploaded the PC bundle and attached the mac link to it on accident or something, so I looked at the "older versions" link and downloaded a couple of those (for mac, of course). They all ended up with the .exe file, and no .app file or any files I could run from terminal.

I see all over the site that there is released a mac port for this game, and have tried to find it...

Do I have the right package? Is this game available for mac (OSX 10.6.4)? Is there some way I don't know about to run the .exe from the mac? Is there a mac-compatible executable somewhere in the df_osx folder that I'm missing? Am I a complete idiot?

An answer to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated! :)
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Argonnek

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Re: Install on a mac?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2010, 10:27:23 pm »
I feel your pain, Phildo.
Just enter the commands so that you get something like this: your-name-computer-84:~/Desktop/df_osx rhc$
After you've gotten yourself there, just enter ./df
That will run the Unix executable, that will use code-magic to run Dwarf Fortress
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Phildo

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Re: Install on a mac?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2010, 10:45:00 pm »
Thank you sir! Works like a charm :)
lol ... now to actually figure the game itself out... haha

Anyway- for any future readers that need help:
go to terminal.app (located in /Applications/Utilites)
type:

cd _____ / _______ /df_osx  (replace _______'s with path- example /Applications/Games/df_osx)

hit enter, then type

./df

hit enter, and viola!

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HorrorStorm

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Re: Install on a mac?
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2010, 04:44:08 am »
Or you could just click the "df" file in the main folder :P
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Puriri

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Re: Install on a mac?
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2010, 12:35:07 pm »
Quote from: HorrorStorm on July 12, 2010, 04:44:08 am
Or you could just click the "df" file in the main folder :P
For me anyway that didn't work.

Thanks a ton Phildo and Argonnek for this! I can finally play again!
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Re: Install on a mac?
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2010, 01:04:20 pm »
I just posted a little shell-script that should remove the need of opening ./df in the Terminal, by creating an .app-bundle, like most other Mac apps, for you. It'd be nice if you guys could check it out and tell me if it works. And it might actually be of use for you!
So please have a look here!
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