I just tried to install ciao on my (relatively) new Mac Intel machine, and I see that the architecture is apparently completely unknown (ciao-1.10p8). Since it's been a LONG time since Macs on Intel became more or less the standard, I take it that ciao has abandoned Macs altogether. Lots of Windows-specific stuff, but nothing for Intel Macs.

Right?

Not at all! We still support and will continue to support for the foreseeable future all Macs.

If not, I'd appreciate a pointer on how to build ciao on this system.

We enclose a message posted in the mailing list with patches to make 1.10 compile on Intel Macs. We have been working on a new distro which already includes the patches, but for now this is the easiest approach.

From: Edward Janne <tigakub(a)mac.com> Sender: owner-ciao-users(a)clip.dia.fi.upm.es To: ciao-users(a)clip.dia.fi.upm.es Subject: ciao on Mactel Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:52:56 +0200 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.5 tests=BAYES_00,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=ham version=3.1.1

Hi I've successfully compiled ciao on a MacBook Pro by making minor changes to the install scripts.

In the file $(CIAO_SRC_DIR)/etc/ciao_get_arch

under the line reading Darwin,"Power Macintosh" ) CIAOARCH=DARWINppc ;; #JFMC

add the line Darwin,"i386" ) CIAOARCH=DARWINi386

Then in the directory $(CIAO_SRC_DIR)/makefile-sysdep

Copy mkf-DARWINppc

To mkf-DARWINi386

Then edit mkf-DARWINi386

Change the line reading ARCHNAME=ppc

To ARCHNAME=i386

Then make install

That's it.

On the first pass the compile couldn't find the mysqlclient dynamic library because I'd installed the standard binary version which doesn't come with the dynamic libraries. But the make script pushed on through and completed the build and installed ciao without mysql support. After downloading the mysql source distribution and making it just to obtain mysqlclient.15.0.0.dylib, the rebuild of ciao went without a hitch.

...

-edj