Compiling a Linux app for Apple OS X?

Feek · 25 Jul 2010 at 14:44

I'm on the scrounge again!

I don't know how possible/practical it is to compile a Linux app to work on the Mac. I see the Fink project which seems to be useful but I'm not really sure what to do.

I'd like to run Tucnak on OS X.

It's a long shot but can anyone help me please? (read that as "can someone do it and make it work"

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NickK · 25 Jul 2010 at 16:41

The mac ports/darwin thing is a pain. It's probably easier running a VM with linux

The problem comes that you need the right libraries installed.. which then required further libraries installed... in the end you end up with 80% of linux installed.

I'm currently having a break from all this coding lark.. as my contract is possibly not going to be renewed even though my boss has requested it.. I'll know this week (well it ends friday!).

Feek · 26 Jul 2010 at 20:10

Hokay, I'll build a VM and try and run it in there, it's probably the easiest.

azteched · 27 Jul 2010 at 12:13

If someone has done a port on Macports or Fink, then I would use that.
Macports for me has absolutely invaluable -- the key point is that these systems fetch and build all the dependencies automatically, so you don't have to go around manually compiling hundreds of libraries.
For some things there can indeed be lots of dependencies, but since it's automated, there's no real cost.
Of course if there's no port, a VM may well be less hassle