[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#17042) mac os x (Tiger) and xcode on intel - freeciv crashes machine

["Nathan Brazil" <nb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17042 >

Yes, Fink will work.  However, my binary distribution of Freeciv for  
Mac OS X is built using DarwinPorts.  There is some information about  
this here.

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On May 16, 2006, at 10:58 PM, Ian Wallace wrote:

>
> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17042 >
>
> Hello Nathan,
>
> I've tried reinstalling X11, but no success.  I have heard though
> that freeciv can be installed through Fink for the mac, and that is
> what I am going to try next.  I figure that if I can build it from
> source the chance of there being a problem will go down.  I'm going
> to try Fink out tonight.  I'm pretty sure that the problem has to do
> with X11, but I am new to Macs myself, so I don't know exactly how to
> debug them to come up with anything more.  After that, I will look
> into the X11 developer kit.
>
> Do you want to leave the bug as open and unconfirmed for now?  I can
> let you know if Fink solves it.
> Ian
>
>
> On 16-May-06, at 10:11 PM, Nathan Brazil wrote:
>
>>
>> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17042 >
>>
>> Hi, Ian.  Unfortunately, I am not in possession of an Intel Mac, so I
>> am unable to even attempt to reproduce your problem.
>>
>> A shot in the dark would be to try and re-install X11.  Since you
>> have Xcode, perhaps you can also try installing the X11 developer
>> package in addition to the X11 user package?
>>
>> --
>>
>> On May 14, 2006, at 10:34 PM, Ian Wallace wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17042 >
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been using freeciv versions 2.0.8 and 2.1 beta for a while  
>>> and
>>> enjoy them a lot.  I recently installed xcode from my install  
>>> disk so
>>> that I could do some unrelated development and ever since then every
>>> time that I try to start the freeciv client it locks up my machine
>>> and I have to power restart.
>>>
>>> I have tried both versions of freeciv and they both cause this
>>> problem.  I need xcode to work, but I am willing to try to help  
>>> chase
>>> down the fatal interaction.  My machine is the intel mac, so maybe
>>> something with xcode is not quite right.  It seems like X11 is no
>>> longer started automatically, so I have tried starting it first but
>>> it makes no difference.
>>>
>>> Thank you for all the effort put in to make this game work so  
>>> well on
>>> so many platforms, it is quite a feat.
>>> Ian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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Yes, Fink will work.  However, my binary distribution of Freeciv for Mac OS X is built using DarwinPorts.  There is some information about this here.

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On May 16, 2006, at 10:58 PM, Ian Wallace wrote:

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17042 >

Hello Nathan,

I've tried reinstalling X11, but no success.  I have heard though  

that freeciv can be installed through Fink for the mac, and that is  

what I am going to try next.  I figure that if I can build it from  

source the chance of there being a problem will go down.  I'm going  

to try Fink out tonight.  I'm pretty sure that the problem has to do  

with X11, but I am new to Macs myself, so I don't know exactly how to  

debug them to come up with anything more.  After that, I will look  

into the X11 developer kit.

Do you want to leave the bug as open and unconfirmed for now?  I can  

let you know if Fink solves it.

Ian

On 16-May-06, at 10:11 PM, Nathan Brazil wrote:

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17042 >

Hi, Ian.  Unfortunately, I am not in possession of an Intel Mac, so I

am unable to even attempt to reproduce your problem.

A shot in the dark would be to try and re-install X11.  Since you

have Xcode, perhaps you can also try installing the X11 developer

package in addition to the X11 user package?

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On May 14, 2006, at 10:34 PM, Ian Wallace wrote:

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17042 >

I have been using freeciv versions 2.0.8 and 2.1 beta for a while and

enjoy them a lot.  I recently installed xcode from my install disk so

that I could do some unrelated development and ever since then every

time that I try to start the freeciv client it locks up my machine

and I have to power restart.

I have tried both versions of freeciv and they both cause this

problem.  I need xcode to work, but I am willing to try to help chase

down the fatal interaction.  My machine is the intel mac, so maybe

something with xcode is not quite right.  It seems like X11 is no

longer started automatically, so I have tried starting it first but

it makes no difference.

Thank you for all the effort put in to make this game work so well on

so many platforms, it is quite a feat.

Ian