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how to build micropolis - the open source simcity - for mac os x

requirements - Apple Development tools - ie the Developer folder 1. download http://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/micropolis?a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz 2. you will have micropolis-HEAD.tar.gz on your desktop 3. uncompress it with tar zxvf micropolis-HEAD.tar.gz - or just double click 4. launch terminal, cd Desktop, cd micropolis 5. type make < this will compile the game 6. su < enter your root password 7. type make install < this will put the game in /usr/local/bin 8. to start the game type /usr/local/bin/micropolis

Excel, ODBC, FileMaker 11 and the Mac

Here's how I got Excel to query FileMaker 11 Advanced via ODBC on the Mac. 0. Get background from http://filemakerproandexcelodbcsolution.blogspot.com/ 1. From the FileMaker 11 Advanced CD, open the xDBC folder, and the ODBC Client Driver Installer, and run the FileMaker ODBC.mpkg. This will install the FileMaker ODBC.bundle in the /Library/ODBC Folder 2. From the http://www.iodbc.org/dataspace/iodbc/wiki/iODBC/Downloads, Download the appropriate Mac OS X SDK, for my 10.5 Mac I installed iodbc-sdk-3.52.7-macosx-10.5.dmg. 3. I launched FileMaker Pro 11, created a new database file "Untitled.fp7" with one field (Name) and two records "josh" and "Bob". 4. A dialog comes up asking 'Do you want the application "fmxdbc_listener.bundle" to accept incoming network connections?" - I said Allow. 5. I pulled down the File menu and selected "Sharing -> ODBC/JDBC..." 5. I turned on ODBC Sharing, selected "Untitled.fp7" in t