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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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 <a href="http://www.codeweavers.com">www.codeweavers.com</a> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I believe it implements all Windows XP functions, not Windows 7.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremy Coulter<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 23 March 2015 2:30 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Delphi for Mac<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>No you will need Lazarus on a MAC to make MAC executable.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>This link <a href="http://www.sysprobs.com/download-lion-os-x-10-7-3-vmware-image-and-make-it-work-on-windows-7-computer">http://www.sysprobs.com/download-lion-os-x-10-7-3-vmware-image-and-make-it-work-on-windows-7-computer</a> 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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jeremy<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Marshland Engineering <<a href="mailto:marshland@marshland.co.nz" target="_blank">marshland@marshland.co.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One of my users runs a Mac. I've done a bit of a web search but not been<br>successful other than finding out to make a Hackintosh.<br>I only have one application so I don't want to spend any money !!<br><br>Lazarus could be an option but can I compile to make a Mac exe using a PC ?<br><br>Any other suggestions are welcome. One is to give him an old PC laptop.<br><br>Cheers Wallace<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list<br>Post: <a href="mailto:delphi@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi@listserver.123.net.nz</a><br>Admin: <a href="http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi" target="_blank">http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi</a><br>Unsubscribe: send an email to <a href="mailto:delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi-request@listserver.123.net.nz</a> with Subject: unsubscribe<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>