Re: [Mixxx-devel] mixxx on mac osx 10.5

2012-07-14 Thread S.Brandt
Hello Owen, If even switching to Linux is an option for your friend, couldn't he upgrade to OSX Leopard (version 10.5) and use the official build instead? Unless he runs an really old machine (G4 processor below 867 MHZ), Leopard supports both PowerPC- and Intel x86-based machines. With the

Re: [Mixxx-devel] mixxx on mac osx 10.5

2012-07-14 Thread Owen Williams
On Sat, 2012-07-14 at 15:02 +0200, S.Brandt wrote: Hello Owen, If even switching to Linux is an option for your friend, couldn't he upgrade to OSX Leopard (version 10.5) and use the official build instead? This guy is a working DJ, so if anything were to go wrong with the upgrade he'd be SOL

Re: [Mixxx-devel] mixxx on mac osx 10.5

2012-07-14 Thread S.Brandt
Hmm, ok i can understand that. If i had a nicely running productive system i`ll be careful too. One option i can think of is 1) Cloning the internal HD to an external USB/HD ( easy process with OSX internal Disk utility or Carbon Copy Cloner ) 2) Upgrade from 10.4 to the latest 10.5.8 on the

[Mixxx-devel] mixxx on mac osx 10.5

2012-07-13 Thread Owen Williams
I have a DJ buddy that wants to try mixxx, but his laptop is very old and runs Mac OSX 10.4. Is it possible to build a version of mixxx for that platform? cheers, Owen -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live

Re: [Mixxx-devel] mixxx on mac osx 10.5

2012-07-13 Thread RJ Ryan
Hey Owen, I don't think anything in particular is stopping us from doing a 10.4 build. The main reason we do 10.5 is that the system API for decoding MP3 and M4A that we rely on is only supported in 10.5 and onwards. I've done a pretty thorough job of documenting how to setup a builder / build

Re: [Mixxx-devel] mixxx on mac osx 10.5

2012-07-13 Thread Owen Williams
On Fri, 2012-07-13 at 14:15 -0400, RJ Ryan wrote: Hey Owen, I don't think anything in particular is stopping us from doing a 10.4 build. The main reason we do 10.5 is that the system API for decoding MP3 and M4A that we rely on is only supported in 10.5 and onwards. I've done a