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Hi guys,
I have an astronomy program I am giving away on cloudynights.com. I have a linux version and a windows version, but I don't have a mac so I don't have a mac version. If is send one of you the source code, could I get you to compile it, make an executable and send me the executable by email? I could then offer a couple of guys who requested it a mac version of the software.
Thanks for any help,
John Duchek

From my experience, it won't work that easily, you often need to tweak the GUI or a few things to have it working on OS X. May be you can find an used mac mini for a low price ?

Hi John, I have been in a similar situation

For some time, I used MacInCloud.com which is basically a remote Mac desktop.

Eventually I purchased a Mac Mini (new) but as Fred says you could probably find a used Mac Mini as a cheaper option.

I am willing to build your project for you, but I don't have time to find and fix problems...

Unfortunately, it is not allowed to create a VM with MacOS

Same as Kemo

I am willing to build your project for you, but I don't have time to find and fix problems...

Best way is to search a "Mac Mini Late 2012 Intel-I5 (MD387 - Macmini6.1)" for good price ca 400€ as original without any change hardware.
It´s easy to update memory and hard drive to ssd

I have a Mac Mini Late 2012 Intel-I7 (MD388 - Macmini6.2) and update to 16 GB memory and Samsung SSD 1 TB

I like this machine...

Windows XP, 7, 10 and Linux run as VM´s (Parallels)

Mac Mini Late 2014 is not my thing because we can't change memory and slower as Late 2012.

The only difference between the windows version and the linux version was a font problem. Curiously when I looked at the code, this was the only OS dependent code

If #PB_Compiler_OS =2 ;Linux
Font1 = LoadFont(#PB_Any, "Arial" ,10 ,#PB_Font_Bold)
font2 = LoadFont(#PB_Any, "Arial" ,12 ,#PB_Font_Bold)
EndIf

If #PB_Compiler_OS =1 ;Windows
Font1 = LoadFont(#PB_Any, "Arial" ,10 ,#PB_Font_Bold)
font2 = LoadFont(#PB_Any, "Arial" ,12 ,#PB_Font_Bold)
EndIf

It has been a while, but it looks to me like I finally found a font that worked with both.

If you are willing to compile it, how about you give me your email address, I send you the code, you compile it as is, take a screenshot and send it back and we see how bad it is. My email is johnduchek@tularosa.net. It is a pretty simple program and I may get by with it. Perhaps the same line would work for the Mac?
Thanks for any help,
john

If it's running on the Mac, you can also send it to me.
These are just little things that I can customize for you
The differences in appearance between Mac and Windows are small
There must be no StartDrawing (WindowOutput) in it, the Mac can't do that.

John Duchek wrote:Perhaps the same line would work for the Mac?

"Arial" is present on Mac as well.
"Courier New" and "Times New Roman" are two fonts that are also present on both Windows and Mac.