XDarwin and OSX

boemane

I read on XDarwin.org that XDarwin gives you the XWindows environment in addition to Aqua, and makes a Mac being able to run software like OpenOffice.org and The Gimp (MacGimp)...



How does this work ? Is it like running an application in Classic Mode, or does it integrate better/differently with Aqua ?



On the website they seemed to hint that you would switch between windowing environments, and then some of the screenshots looked like it ran just as a carbon app...



Have anyone tried this, and if so, how does it work ? And most importantly is everything still stable ?



I hardware is a PowerBook G4/667.



Thanks in advance!



.:BoeManE:.

cubedude

I sometimes run XDarwin on top of OSX, but haven't launched it for at least a year.



Anyway's, here's a screenshot:



<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/ryantann/.Pictures/xdarwin.jpeg"; target="_blank"></a>



Click for the bigger.

proud ibook owner 2k2

[quote]Originally posted by CubeDude:

<strong>I sometimes run XDarwin on top of OSX, but haven't launched it for at least a year.



Anyway's, here's a screenshot:



<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/ryantann/.Pictures/xdarwin.jpeg"; target="_blank"></a>



Click for the bigger.</strong><hr></blockquote>



Can XDarwin run x86 Linux programs?

ghost_user_name

[quote]Originally posted by Proud iBook Owner 2k2:

<strong>Can XDarwin run x86 Linux programs?</strong><hr></blockquote>Not without an x86 emulator.



You should instead recompile your binaries for Darwin.

proud ibook owner 2k2

[quote]Originally posted by Brad:

<strong>Not without an x86 emulator.



You should instead recompile your binaries for Darwin.</strong><hr></blockquote>



With XDarwin installed will I have GCC etc installed?

Otherwise I can't compile programs.

alpha mac

You should be able Compile apps in the Terminal.



[ 10-26-2002: Message edited by: Alpha Mac ]</p>

ringo

GCC is installed as part of the Developer tools. I don't recommend trying to use XDarwin without having the dev tools installed.