Intel Mac

[somepunkkid]

I have an intel mac mini that doesnt seem to want to run planeshift. When i click on the client it opens and then immeadiatly closes. I went to the terminal and used the directions to get to the updater, but that didnt work so now im using the java updater (which apperently takes 8 hours).
Can someone help me out here?

EDIT: this is what the console says

Crystal Space for MacOS/X 0.99 r0 [MacOS/X-powerpc-GCC]
Ported to MacOS/X by Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>

dyld: NSLinkModule() error
dyld: Library not loaded: /sw/lib/libdl.0.dylib
  Referenced from: /Applications/Planeshift3D/psclient.app/Contents/Resources/freefnt2.csbundle
  Reason: image not found

[DaveG]

We don't really support that.  The mac build is for PPC (as you see in the first line there) and not X86 (intel and amd).  Suposedly you should be able to run it under emulation (Rosseta, I believe), but it might not be great for everyone.

[hook]

I guess that since macs seem to move to Intel processors anyway ...that someone will start making .dmg's also for the intel-based macs ....soon-ish (or soon^TM - whatever you like best).

In any case you can always try to compile the SVN source by yourself (or ask someone who knows how to do it ...and preferably has a intel-mac)

[DaveG]

Maybe.  You just have to realize that an Intel Mac is not a Mac; it's a new platform which we do not yet have a package for.

One idea I'm thinking of is to have some kind of multi-hardware packages for Linux and Mac.  The Linux one would have binaries for both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware, and the Mac package would have binaries for both PPC and X86 hardware.  (and 64-bit X86, if it becomes available)  The installer would then just need some voodoo to detect the system and install the appropriate one.

[Xordan]

One idea I'm thinking of is to have some kind of multi-hardware packages for Linux and Mac.  The Linux one would have binaries for both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware, and the Mac package would have binaries for both PPC and X86 hardware.  (and 64-bit X86, if it becomes available)  The installer would then just need some voodoo to detect the system and install the appropriate one.

Wouldn't be too difficult to do once we actually have intel mac binaries.

[corvus_crow]

Most of the software vendors out there, and I mean the big ones like Adobe, are not even supporting the Intel-Macs yet. Please do not beat the PS devs over this, they will support the Mactel machines as soon as they can make a Universal Binary of the client.

[josephoenix]

Maybe.  You just have to realize that an Intel Mac is not a Mac; it's a new platform which we do not yet have a package for.

One idea I'm thinking of is to have some kind of multi-hardware packages for Linux and Mac.  The Linux one would have binaries for both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware, and the Mac package would have binaries for both PPC and X86 hardware.  (and 64-bit X86, if it becomes available)  The installer would then just need some voodoo to detect the system and install the appropriate one.

Actually, gcc can cross compile for ppc and make the "Universal Binary" packages that apple likes to talk about... So you wouldn't need to have any mac voodoo, the .app package would contain the binaries and the launcher would automatically choose the right one The problem here is getting dfryer or Cha0s an intel mac... So perhaps the people who got intel macs should make a fund

Linux is another matter though >.>

josePhoenix

[DaveG]

So, these "universal" binaries are both builds smushed together?  That's a waste.  Just installing the one you need sounds better to me.

Actually, if we can get this sort of mulit-hardware installer working well, it would be nice to be fancy and do it for optimizations too.  For example, a while back we had issues when we put SSE2 optimizations into the Windows build.  People with older computers didn't have it, and it crashed.  If the installer simply had both versions, it could install the most compatable version available and still leave open backwards compatability.

[dfryer]

It's not a "waste", because for a few megs of binary you get (in return) not having to care about whether or not it's an intel mac.

While we don't yet have intel binaries, it *can* be compiled on an intel mac.  The reason Planeshift didn't lauch (in Rosetta) for the original poster is not because he had an intel mac, but because he has the file from the broken FileCloud mirror.

[somepunkkid]

^so if i re download it everything will be fine?

if you say yes i will love you forever

[Cha0s]

Yes... Planeshift runs fine under Rosetta. Make sure to read the Guide sticky at the top of this forum for details on getting started. The installation process it a little funky right now.

[somepunkkid]

ok so now i downloaded it from the torrent and and the file that came out of the torrent (the one that got downloaded off of bittorrent, chaos) wont open.

[althos_tarante]

Did the file that come off of the torrent have a .dmg extension? If not you might try just dropping this on Disk Utility or adding the .dmg extension. It is a Mac disk image, right? Or am I remembering incorrectly...?

[dfryer]

Intel Mac Minis and the non-pro macbooks use the Intel GMA950 graphics chip which is (to the best of my knowledge) untested, although any kind of error log (see the sticky threads) would be informative.

[sesmi]

I have an intel mac and it works fine  IS GOD REWARDING ME?