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    From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to All on Tue May 9 14:54:00 2017
    Hello All!

    Interested in getting the bbs on to a Mac running 10.11 (El Capitan) system as a back up for the primary system.

    However I cannot compile it without tons of errors and yes I am a tyro when it comes to Apple.

    I am trying to use the homebrew feature but it is not well documented in any of
    the books I have for El Capitan and that is a mild understatement.

    Is there a way of compiling it on a Linux platform and building a dmg distribution so I can just transfer it over?

    Or am I just being seriously optimistic?



    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v5/Mbse v1.0.6.15/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.501-b20150715
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1)
  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452.3 to Vince Coen on Wed May 10 05:29:54 2017

    Hello Vince!

    09 May 17 14:54, you wrote to all:

    Interested in getting the bbs on to a Mac running 10.11 (El Capitan) system as a back up for the primary system.

    When I had a mac (about 2008) I ran the BBS in a virtual machine on it.
    It's just easier. ;) Still do run the main BBS in a VM.

    I know it's not what you asked.

    Shawn

    ... A fail-safe circuit will destroy others.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20160322
    * Origin: Tiny's BBS - www.tinysbbs.com (1:229/452.3)
  • From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to Shawn Highfield on Wed May 10 18:12:17 2017
    Hello Shawn!

    Wednesday May 10 2017 05:29, you wrote to me:


    Hello Vince!

    09 May 17 14:54, you wrote to all:

    Interested in getting the bbs on to a Mac running 10.11 (El
    Capitan) system as a back up for the primary system.

    When I had a mac (about 2008) I ran the BBS in a virtual machine on
    it. It's just easier. ;) Still do run the main BBS in a VM.

    I know it's not what you asked.

    It could be - How do you do that and please assume I am a tyro on Mac's
    judging by my effort so far.

    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v5/Mbse v1.0.7.0/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.501-b20150715
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1)
  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452.3 to Vince Coen on Thu May 11 11:49:32 2017

    Hello Vince!

    10 May 17 18:12, you wrote to me:

    It could be - How do you do that and please assume I am a tyro on
    Mac's judging by my effort so far.

    Sure go to www.virtualbox.org and download virtualbox for os x hosts,
    then install that launch it and install your *nix distro in that virtual computer and voila all done.

    Shawn


    ... Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20160322
    * Origin: Tiny's BBS - www.tinysbbs.com (1:229/452.3)
  • From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to Shawn Highfield on Thu May 11 21:56:20 2017
    Hello Shawn!

    Thursday May 11 2017 11:49, you wrote to me:


    Hello Vince!

    10 May 17 18:12, you wrote to me:

    It could be - How do you do that and please assume I am a tyro on
    Mac's judging by my effort so far.

    Sure go to www.virtualbox.org and download virtualbox for os x
    hosts, then install that launch it and install your *nix distro in
    that virtual computer and voila all done.

    That look painless now for a toughy - How do you build mbse in a Mac?
    Like to do the same with the gnucobol compiler and yes I have homebrew but have
    forgotten what I did and how :(

    I blame coming to 70 in June but it really is a poor excuse.



    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v5/Mbse v1.0.7.0/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.501-b20150715
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1)
  • From Robert Wolfe@1:116/18 to Shawn Highfield on Thu May 11 21:07:44 2017
    It could be - How do you do that and please assume I am a tyro on
    Mac's judging by my effort so far.

    Sure go to www.virtualbox.org and download virtualbox for os x hosts,
    then install that launch it and install your *nix distro in that virtual ->computer and voila all done.

    I've found VBox to be a great tool for testing things, too. :)



    ...I had a life once... now I have a computer and a modem.
    ---BapStats Module (bsDBASE v6.1 Build 1)

    * Origin: Neptune's Lair - Olive Branch MS - winserver.org (1:116/18)
  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452.3 to Vince Coen on Fri May 12 06:49:36 2017

    Hello Vince!

    11 May 17 21:56, you wrote to me:

    That look painless now for a toughy - How do you build mbse in a Mac?
    Like to do the same with the gnucobol compiler and yes I have homebrew
    but have forgotten what I did and how :(

    No idea, never bothered because of the way the mac works I didn't think
    it would be a good enough host os for a BBS. Just too much rig a ma role
    to make it do anything.

    I blame coming to 70 in June but it really is a poor excuse.

    Yeah I don't accept that. I think you're just lazy. <Ducks and runs>

    Shawn


    ... It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one. --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20160322
    * Origin: Tiny's BBS - www.tinysbbs.com (1:229/452.3)