[DUG] Delphi for Mac

[Ross Levis]

Another option is WINE for Mac OS.  It is open source and free but too complex to install for the average user.  The easiest solution is a commercial build of WINE by www.codeweavers.com called CrossOver for Mac OS at $60 USD.  CrossOver runs Win32 apps natively on a Mac without a Windows operating system required.  Several of my customers are using it successfully.

 

I believe it implements all Windows XP functions, not Windows 7.

 

When you run it, it asks for your Windows installer and away it goes.  Very simple to use apparently.  I don’t have a Mac myself.

 

If you did have a Mac, you could use something like Wineskin to create a Mac OS wrapper for your app.  A customer of mine created one for one of my apps and gave it to me, so I can distribute it to anyone wanting to run it on a Mac.  It works very well.

 

Ross.

 

From: delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter
Sent: Monday, 23 March 2015 2:30 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Delphi for Mac

 

No you will need Lazarus on a MAC to make MAC executable.

This link http://www.sysprobs.com/download-lion-os-x-10-7-3-vmware-image-and-make-it-work-on-windows-7-computer should get you to a location you can download a VM of OSX. You can then just get VMWare player (free) and get it working. OR, your customer could get parallels for MAC and run a windows VM on his MAC.

 

Jeremy

 

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Marshland Engineering <marshland at marshland.co.nz> wrote:

One of my users runs a Mac. I've done a bit of a web search but not been
successful other than finding out to make a Hackintosh.
I only have one application so I don't want to spend any money !!

Lazarus could be an option but can I compile to make a Mac exe using a PC ?

Any other suggestions are welcome. One is to give him an old PC laptop.

Cheers Wallace

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