FIT2D ON MACINTOSH OS X

FIT2D is now available for Apple Macintosh OS X systems thanks to collaborators outside the ESRF. They have compiled and linked a FIT2D version and provided me with the executable, which is available for downloading. (I do not have a Macintosh OSX myself.)

The OSX system is based on a BSD Unix system so FIT2D should run as on other Unix systems.

To get FIT2D running on a Macintosh, you need to:

Set the file to be executable (as for other Unix systems). From a command window find the file, and enter the command: chmod +x fit2d (assuming you have called the file "fit2d").
Obtain and install an X-window manager. FIT2D and most Unix based graphics and windowing programs use "X" and so need an X-window manager to display the graphics.
This is not provided by default with the OSX system. Both free and commercial X-window managers are available. e.g. X11 for Mac: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/x11formacosx.html

You can rename the program file to fit2d and put it into the "Applications" folder. Then you can run it form any directory you want simply by typing fit2d

This page has been produced by Andy Hammersley (E-mail: hammersley@esrf.fr). It is subject to further modification. If you have helpful suggestions, please send them to me.