Wine only implements the Windows API, it doesn't convert machine code to
a new target.  You would need something like VMWare for Mac to run an x86
app for Windows or Linux under MacOS (SoftWindows I think but I'm not
sure if it provides networking or stuff like that). 

Jeff

On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 03:56:14PM -0600, Kevin Anderson wrote:
> Is there an x86 emulator for the MAC?  Perhaps Wine would run it?  I assume
> Wine is compilable for the MAC?
> 
> Kev.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curtis Sloan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:31 AM
> Subject: RE: (clug-talk) (OT) Half-life server for linux
> 
> 
> > Er, yes that's a good point.  I see now -- it's about architecture not OS.
> > :-P  My bad.
> >
> > I'm pretty sure that HL is compiled for x86 only.  Sorry about that.
> >
> > On a side note, I don't believe that full source code is available (for
> > obvious proprietary reasons), but the SDK is the code that VALVe released
> to
> > allow other parties to develop other games/mods, etc. based on the HL
> > engine.
> >
> > Curtis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeffrey Clement [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeffrey
> > Clement
> > Sent: October 8, 2003 11:21 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) (OT) Half-life server for linux
> >
> >
> > > From my knowledge and experience with HL, there should be no problem
> > running
> > > a Linux server on a Mac -- so long as the Mac is running Linux.  :-P
> The
> > > dedicated server mostly just handles traffic and algorithms -- nothing
> > > really OS specific.
> >
> > Do they actually give out the source for the HL server?  From a quick
> > google it looks like they provide binaries only and most likely these
> > are for i386.  If they only provide binaries for i386 that isn't going
> > to work on a Mac.  Linux binaries will only work for the architecture
> > they were compiled for.
> >
> > This is assuming that the binary packages are not java code or something
> > like that.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 

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