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jmds

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New Mac user
« on: September 24, 2007, 02:38:07 pm »
Hi All,

Is Lazarus suitable for use on an eMac with 10.3.9 os?

I was given the eMac at the weekend and would like to make a start at programming for MAcs as well as windows.
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RE: New Mac user
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2007, 02:58:11 pm »
IIRC some parts of the widgetset require 10.4
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Re: New Mac user
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2007, 04:21:57 pm »
Quote from: "jmds"
Hi All,

Is Lazarus suitable for use on an eMac with 10.3.9 os?

I was given the eMac at the weekend and would like to make a start at programming for MAcs as well as windows.


Yes, the current GTK-based snapshots will run on 10.3.9. However, if you want to compile a program with the native Carbon-based widgetset that's under development, you will need 10.4 Tiger since the Carbon widgetset uses some Carbon API functions that are not in 10.3.

10.5 (Leopard) will be out in a few weeks and I would imagine that Apple will discontinue support for 10.3 soon after, so you might look into getting a copy of 10.4 (Tiger). If you're a student I believe there's an educational discount for OS X.

For more information on installing Lazarus:

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/OS_X_Programming_Tips

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-Phil
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jmds

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RE: Re: New Mac user
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2007, 05:54:40 pm »
Thanks for the replies. I will look into upgrading the os and see how I get on.
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