SeaGtGruff Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Does anyone know what operating systems bB is available for? I mean, I know it's available for Windows, and the C source can be compiled for Unix and Linux. And if I remember correctly, a while back someone posted that they had ported it to the Mac OS (although I don't know if that port has been kept up to date). Are there any other ports that anyone knows about? Michael Rideout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 a while back someone posted that they had ported it to the Mac OS (although I don't know if that port has been kept up to date). 990083[/snapback] bB was and is developed in OSX under gcc. But I release DOS/Windows executables compiled under DJGPP since probably 95% of computers out there can run them. But anyway, if anyone wants to build bB from source in OSX/gcc, it will compile just fine. I think someone was working on a Mac OSX IDE, though, but it seems to have turned to vaporware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~llama Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I have a Powerbook... to get bB, I have to build it? Any chance of a binary release in the future? Nothing wrong with the status quo, past the fact that building things can be a pain sometimes. Just asking ...I didn't know you were a fellow Mac user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I have a Powerbook... to get bB, I have to build it? Any chance of a binary release in the future? Nothing wrong with the status quo, past the fact that building things can be a pain sometimes. Just asking ...I didn't know you were a fellow Mac user 991015[/snapback] I could. Though there would be no fancy .dmg, just a .tar.gz. I don't even know how to make a .dmg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I have a Powerbook... to get bB, I have to build it? Any chance of a binary release in the future? Nothing wrong with the status quo, past the fact that building things can be a pain sometimes. Just asking ...I didn't know you were a fellow Mac user 991015[/snapback] I could. Though there would be no fancy .dmg, just a .tar.gz. I don't even know how to make a .dmg. 991072[/snapback] I can make a .dmg file for you, complete with a custom finder window that opens when the disk image is mounted, with a "Drag to Application Folder" message. I could even put together an installer using the standard OS X installer, which I've done for commercial applications (and a batari Basic installer would be easier than those). ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~llama Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) that'd be amazing. It's not that I can't build it, I use Xcode daily, I'm just lazy and was wondering. I suppose I could build it for you, too. Edited December 30, 2005 by ~llama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I have a Powerbook... to get bB, I have to build it? Any chance of a binary release in the future? Nothing wrong with the status quo, past the fact that building things can be a pain sometimes. Just asking ...I didn't know you were a fellow Mac user 991015[/snapback] I could. Though there would be no fancy .dmg, just a .tar.gz. I don't even know how to make a .dmg. 991072[/snapback] I can make a .dmg file for you, complete with a custom finder window that opens when the disk image is mounted, with a "Drag to Application Folder" message. I could even put together an installer using the standard OS X installer, which I've done for commercial applications (and a batari Basic installer would be easier than those). ..Al 991104[/snapback] That would be great! I wouldn't need anything complicated, just something that can put all of the files in one place and opens a README file that contains Mac-specific concerns. bB is strictly command-line right now, so you run a shell script that invokes several programs (preprocessor, compiler, linker, and assembler) that build the binary, and I imagine that some Mac users aren't too hip with the Terminal program, so a brief primer might be a good idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Did something along these lines -- an easy-to-use .dmg-based image for Mac OS X, with step-by-step instructions on how to build and use it -- ever get made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 (edited) You can use jEdit on the Mac for syntax highlighting. The files you need are in my blog. jEdit also works on other platforms besides the Mac. Edited July 28, 2006 by SpiceWare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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