#EMULATOR AND ROMS FOR MAC HOW TO#
#EMULATOR AND ROMS FOR MAC FOR MAC OS#

SDLMAMEВ Version 0.152 (64 bit Intel) is included in the 64 bitTweaking 4AllВ package. I believe there is even een PowerPC version to be found there (older version though).

#EMULATOR AND ROMS FOR MAC FOR MAC OS#

Step 2 вЂ“ Download and Install the SDL version of MAMEДownload SDLMAME вЂ“ SDLMAME is a cross-platform version of MAME and a precompiled Mac version can be found on the вЂњ MAME/MESS for Mac OS XвЂќ page where you will find precompiled 32- and 64-bit versions. It will ask you password (admin) and it will then install the SDL framework correctly. Sudo cp -r /Volumes /SDL /SDL.framework /Library /Frameworks / IвЂ™ve been using El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11) beta for a few days now and noticed that installing the SDL framework does not work with simple drag and drop, however, through Terminal (вЂњ ApplicationsвЂќ вЂњ TerminalвЂњ) it does work.ДЇirst mount the DMG (double click) and then open Terminal and type:

#EMULATOR AND ROMS FOR MAC HOW TO#

Your Mac will ask for authentication, and you will need to enter your password.Д®l Capitan (10.11) вЂ“ Or how to use Terminal to install SDL Now drag the file вЂњSDL.frameworkвЂќ from the DMG to the вЂњ/Library/FrameworksвЂќ directory you just opened. Next open the Finder and go to вЂњ/Library/FrameworksвЂќ (from the Finder menu: вЂњ GoвЂќ вЂњ Go to folderвЂњ, enter вЂњ /Library/FrameworksвЂќ and click вЂњ GoвЂњ). To install the SDL library (framework) we will need to copy the вЂњ SDL.frameworkвЂќ file of the mounted DMG into the вЂњ /Library/FrameworksвЂќ directory.ДЇirst, double click the DMG file, so it gets mounted. For games and emulators we do need this, so we need to install SDL.ДЄt the time that IвЂ™m writing this article, SDL 2.0 is already available, but MAME isnвЂ™t compatible with that just yet. SDL, Simple Directmedia Layer, is a framework or library that allowsВ cross-platform development of applications that need low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL or Direct3D. The following steps will do all this just in more detail вЂ¦ Step 1 вЂ“ Download and Install the SDL framework Double click mand in the MAME folder (or mand for 32 bit).

Install the SDL Framework (copy SDL.framework to /Library/Frameworks).Download and Extract the Package from Tweaking 4All (above).For the impatient, like myself at times, here the very short version:

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