This MIDAS version has been compiled on 10.6.8, and just untarred on 10.8.
It works, but you will need some older libraries to go with it, besides the XMotif libraries which come free from fink.
The libXm.2.dylib which will unpack in libXm/lib must be placed in /sw/lib/
The other libraries must be placed in /sw/lib/gcc4.4/lib
Needless to say, you also will need gfortran and Xcode command line tool installed.
Another important thing is that you will have to download the source file for the calibration files
(MIND to get the correct version), and follow the installation instructions.
If you use the darwin.calib.tar.gz, MIDAS will not be able to read the tbl files, as they come from an older version.
NEW as of 2014-10-15
MIDAS seems to compile on Mavericks IF:you install gcc-4 from Fink
you install Motif from Fink
set: MOTIF_LIBPATH=-L/sw/lib in $MIDASHOME/$MIDVERS/local/make_options.
The last two steps are necessary to have a working GUI.
Mac OS X hints a lot of
information!!
How to set-up
your Mac
Documentation for Tiger, with links to older systems.
If you plan to install sciosoft or IRAF on your computer, use tcsh or csh as
default shell, NOT bash.
How to set-up
your Mac
Documentation for Leopard.
If you plan to install sciosoft or IRAF on your computer, install Leopard with
case insensitive option and use tcsh or csh as
default shell, NOT bash.
How to have the good version of xv and
how to make it work on the Mac. Tested ok for 10.8.5, also fixed
the "black grabbed window" issue.
TeX
survival
bits for figures and captions.
g77 and other
useful astro bites for the Mac
GALFIT
home page (Peng et al., ApJ, 124, 266, 2002),
Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard (PPC Macs and Intels)
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedy.
Also very useful site for shared web pages
How to reset a
Power Management Unit (PMU)
Macs and iPods disassembly guides
Gasgano 1.5.1 for Mac OS X.
For the documentation, please look here
as gasgano is a java based applications, the only thing it needs to work is an up-to-date
java installation (checked and verified on 10.4.x, 10.5.x and 10.6.8).
If you are planning to use any ESO pipeline, gasgano and esorex will come in the same package.
Heavy PDF to shrink?PDF files created by other applications are sometimes very heavy. To reduce them to a more civilized size:
- Open the file in Preview
- File > Save As
- Reduce File Size as the Quartz Filter Option* and click Save.
Nota bene: if you do not set any filter, the quality of the output file will be quite poor. To create a custom filter, follow this link
Color X terminal?Here you can find an handy list of the Xterm Colors.
Enabling ftp on Lion/Mountain Lion?Here there is the instruction how to enable/disable ftp server and a good list of follow up.
X11 libraries not found?A good fix is given here and here
Watch out for the mistaken lower case l in the first link.
Is there another X11 with full
screen support?Yes, it's named XDarwin and it can be downloaded
for free at XDarwin official website
Hower be aware that, starting with 10.3 (Panther), Apple
X11 is fully integrated with Mac OS, so you might
want to think about before adding another X window system
How about Fink?Apple now has released what seems to be a better approach: it is called
Darwin ports and it's available for free from the Apple web site
I don't want Fink! I hate it!
Ok, in this case the only option is to try the Darwin ports (see above), or
to
browse the network for the applications you need. To my knowledge Tex and
emacs
are reasonably easy to find, e-mail me for other stand-alone applications
you'd like listed here.
How can I connect on VPN?
Either you use the built-in VPN connection
window within the Internet connect application
or, if this doesn't work, you might need to use
the CISCO VPN client.
Instructions how to use it and software downloading
available here
Watch out:
if you have OS 10.4.x and you are connecting from a modem, you
might get an "Error 51", claiming that VPN cannot detect any valid IP
to connect, even if you are already connected to the net.
This is a known bug in 10.4.x and the simplest workaround so far is:
- quit VPN;
- from terminal type: sudo SystemStarter
restart CiscoVPN
this will restart the VPN kernel
- restart VPN.
Does Skycat works on Mac?
Not yet and it never will, if you have OS X up to 10.3.9; however jsky,
the java equivalent does. In case you don't know the
java graphic libraries
needed by jsky up to version 2.0 must go in the directory:
System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.4.1/Home/lib/ext
Newer OS versions carry everything with them.
Starting with Tiger, Skycat works well on Mac and you don't need to jsky
any longer.
The STARLINK team had managed to have the
Gaia software running standalone
on the OS X, from 10.2 onward. It doesn't visualize MEF files (at least I did not manage
to), but otherwise it has all the functionalities of the SkyCatGaia.
Finally, if you are a OSX 10.4.x user, you *can* have a working Skycat, by
clicking here
Do ESO released pipelines work on Mac?
I tested this on 10.4.x ONLY and the answer is yes, at least for the FORSes
and CRIRES pipeline.
Go here and download the file you want.
Unpack it and get into the main directory; then, from an xterm
just type:
./install_pipeline
and follow the instructions.
The first time you run it, the standard installation will also
install for you gasgano and esorex;
for additional pipelines only
the related instrument software should be installed (I hope).
If you want more details....READ the manuals.
May 2012: the new Macs (64 bits, 10.6.8 and onward, java 1.6) will
behave in a
peculiar
way
if you try to compile the pipeline under csh (c shell).
To make it work (tested on SINFONI only):
bash
export
JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Home
./install pipeline
follow the instructions at the end of the installation to set
properly the gasgano/esorex paths and the environment variables
(setenv in csh, export in bash).
Does IDL works on Mac?
Yes, you can use the ESO floating license for Linux.
To do so, download the last IDL (6.0) version
from the CREASO
web site, then place in your .cshrc (or .bashrc)
file the line:
setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE
1995@lserv1:1995@lserv2:1995@lserv3
which are the Garching servers running the license
(otherwise you have to place you own nameserver)
Hint for ESO people: if the name doesn't work, use the IP
address (not on web for obvious reasons).
Newer (6.2 and onward) versions of IDL have their own license
file in the installation directory; a cleaner way is to set-up the
license machine there.
Does
xephem works on Mac?
Yes, just download it from Apple web site (from Mac OS 10.2.1 onward)
Does p2pp
works on Mac?
Yes, it does. To make it work, edit
the p2pp file in P2PP$HOME/bin and write the line:
# Set system-dependant options
#----------------------------------------
OS=Darwin
From p2pp v2.9 onward just install the software: the OS X is recognized at
once.
Does the NACO
jnps software work on my Mac?
Yes, it does. To make it work, you have to manually type
the directory path of your java installation, otherwise the
software will look in the wrong one.
Does
FIMS
software work on my Mac?
In principle yes. Except that you will need to fool around the
make_install script;
since this is not officially supported by
ESO no further hints are given.
Same applies for FPOSS.
No clue how VMMPS will behave; if you
managed, please let me know.
What other science software can work on
Mac?
Basically most of the commonly used packages
work without problems on MacOSX.
For a complete list of which I am aware so far,
please refer to the scisoft
collection for MacOSX.
Just as additional info, MIDAS compiles from source code
without problems on the Mac, including the GUIs.
This holds also for the 64bit version, provided you download the latest
2011 version.
WARNING! If you plan to use scisoft on Leopard, please make sure that
you have installed
Leopard with case insensitive option, otherwise
the scisoft set-up paths will be screwed up
(may be fixed in later
versions, check on scisoft website).
If you don't care about the scisoft collection and are an IRAF fan,
I'd suggest you have a look at the IRAF on Mac page
Setting up a cell phone as USB/Bluetooth
modem on Mac?
Yes, possible. ESO VPN won't work (at least I did not manage) with bluetooth
connection,
but you will have a reasonably fast network.
If you are using bluetooth connection, remember to set the telephone in visible mode.
Check these links for instructions:
useful modem scripts
Call phone
and Mac configuration instructions
specific RAZR V3 instructions
No need to buy the motorola phone
tools to connect, the Mac does a good job by itself.
Apple knowledge base useful article
If you are in Italy, the Wind dmg file ready to install does a reasonably good
job by itself,
in case you don't want to bother with set-ups.
Just remember to ask Wind the instructions to enable the connection.
Tried with TIM and gave up the same day.
Updated on 15 October 2014