Category: ies4osx

WineBottler | 1.4.1.5 & 1.6-rc2

by Mike Kronenberg | Posted in c/obj-c, cross-platform, ies4osx, wine, WineBottlerTagged , , , , , ,
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WineBottlerWineBottler is going into another round - or two - with the release of 1.4.1.5 of the (still) stable tree and 1.6-rc2 of the (soon to be stable tree).

Beside the latest wine changes, they contain fixes – mainly for the nasty "sanitized.sh" bug, which would break your App, if the name contained spaces.

I still hear, that some users have problems with missing ntlm_auth. So please keep an eye on related error messages in the log, if a build should fail. In that case, please make sure, that you have no older WineBottler and Wine.app installed on your system. WineBottler is using Spotlight to look for Wine.app – this means it might select an old version. Just archive or delete the old versions. If the error persists, please send me a note.

WineBottler Dwonload Window

Wine is finally in codefreeze for 1.6. So, no new features – only bugfixes – until we have a new stable release.

For the release of WineBottler 1.6, I've planned some new features – as the new Mac Driver (that replaces X11) on the one hand opens new possibilities, but on the other hand forces me to rearrange features I had in place for Wine.app for a long time (like the status-bar menu).
At least, we have already achieved basic functionality with the development builds of WineBottler: You can use Wines latest and greatest – but without some of the WineBottler amenities.

Wine.app 1.6-rc2 is already working great for loads of Windows-based programs. But some still need extra libraries or treatment.
This is why I'm very interested in WineBottler Log-Files, at the moment. If WineBottler should fail to install your program – for whatever reason – please mail me the log. I'll have a look at it, and if time permits, I'll send you a hint.

Now head over to WineBottler and get the new builds.

Enjoy!
Mike

WineBottler | How to Install Metatrader 4 and 5 on a Mac

by Mike Kronenberg | Posted in c/obj-c, cross-platform, ies4osx, wine, WineBottlerTagged , , ,

WineBottlerUse WineBottler to run MetaTrader 4 & 5 on OS X, without installing Windows.

Due to popular demand I updated the automated Install of MetaTrader and made this short video HowTo on installing MetaTrader 4 and 5.

I'll come up with some more video tutorials, so subscribe to the new MikesMassiveMess YouTube Channel to stay tuned :).

Installing MetaTrader on a Mac

  1. Download WineBottler 1.5.x from http://winebottler.kronenberg.org
  2. Copy WineBottler and Wine.app to your Mac.
  3. Start WineBottler.
  4. From the "Download" Section, click "Metatrader 5".
  5. Give the App a name.
  6. Don't let the installer create a Desktop Shortcut.
  7. Don't let the installer run Metatrader after installation.
  8. Wait 🙂 .
  9. Done. Run Metatrader from "On My Mac" or from wherever you have installed the App to.

Enjoy!
Mike

WineBottler: www.kronenberg.org
MetaTrader: www.metaquotes.net
Wine: www.winehq.org
Music: et_ : Kopeika (BY-NC-SA)

WineBottler | 1.5.31

by Mike Kronenberg | Posted in c/obj-c, cross-platform, ies4osx, wine, WineBottlerTagged , , , , , , , ,

WineBottlerWineBottler 1.5.31 contains the last development build of Wine.app, as the wine project is going into codefreeze to finally release another stable version. This is a very good development because the last stable version (Wine 1.4.1) is getting very dated.

With everything set up, I plan to continue to serve development builds of Wine alongside the new stable.

For WineBottler 1.5.31 we did some cleanup and bug-fixing. Especially programs, that need encryption perform better, as ntlm_auth (client mode) is working now.

As usually, you can download the new WineBottler over at winebottler.kronenberg.org.

Enjoy
Mike

WineBottler | 1.5.30, now with Codesigning support

by Mike Kronenberg | Posted in c/obj-c, cross-platform, ies4osx, wine, WineBottlerTagged , , , , , , , ,

WineBottlerOne of the features I needed lately was the ability to codesign my WineBottler apps. It is a requirement to pass OS X's Gatekeeper in default settings – not all users are able or/and comfortable with lowering their security settings, which is absolutely OK in these days.
All you have to do to codesign your Apps generated by WineBottler, is to enter your Apple Developer ID (you find your Developer ID in Keychain's "My Certificates" – look out for "Mac Developer: YOUR NAME (XXXXXXX)". Now enter "Mac Developer: YOUR NAME (XXXXXXX)" in the corresponding field of WineBottler's advanced tab, and it will digitally sign your app as a final step. Done.

Documentation & Tech Specs
I finally got around to write down a very short and preliminary Documentation for WineBottler: It explains all the advanced settings in short words. The Tech Specs contain some notes about how a WineBottler App-bundle is structured and how my builds of Wine.app are made, as well as all the included dependencies.

WineBottler - Advanced

As usually, you can download the new WineBottler over at winebottler.kronenberg.org.

Enjoy
Mike

WineBottler | 1.5.29

by Mike Kronenberg | Posted in c/obj-c, cross-platform, ies4osx, wine, WineBottlerTagged , , , , , , ,

WineBottlerFirst I'd like to shout out a loud "Thank you!" to all the supporters over the last years, especially the last month. You made me not drop the ball... and here I stand now, not with one new version of WineBottler, but with two 🙂

I happily raise the curtain for:

WineBottler 1.4.1
I showed of a very early version of it once. One of the main features is, that it hides X11 by writing a custom xinitrc for every bottled app. This way, every app has it's custom X11 environment, with icon and menu. You can cmd-tab between the apps like with every other app. Additionally, there is a tool-menu with the most important tools like filemanager, configuration and winetricks.

WineBottler 1.5.29
But somebody pushed me to adapt it to Wine 1.5.29 because of the new Mac driver. So here we are... pushing WineBottler 1.4.1 to obsoleteness in the very same post. What is the Mac driver, you ask? It's the replacement of X11 in Wine for the Mac, which is great news, as X11 is an optional install on OS X now. I did not yet add the menus I normally have in the bottled Apps, as this will force me to break the "non patched wine" policy I had for years now. But we will see, how this evolves.

WineBottler_1_5_29

Update your current version of WineBottler and Wine.app by downloading the new versions from winebottler.kronenberg.org
As 1.4.1 is still the stable version, you manually have to download 1.5.29. 1.5.x have their of appcast for future updates.

I'm currently revamping the WineBottler website, please be patient with me, if something is not in its place during the next days.

enjoy
Mike