Mac OS X support
- Thread starter Jim Cain
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Jim,
it's "workaround" rather then solution, but have you looked at Parallels Desktop for Mac ?
Lifehacker has short review .
it's "workaround" rather then solution, but have you looked at Parallels Desktop for Mac ?
Lifehacker has short review .
William Robertson
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> Once Apple puts the Core 2 Duo in the MacBook Pro, I'll be buying one of those
Actually they already have, if you mean the Intel Core Duo. (EDIT: just checked and it seems the Core 2 Duo is some funky new chip I headn't heard of - apologies...)
The trouble with the Parallels approach is that you have to buy a copy of Windows XP as well as a copy of Parallels. For not much more money you could just buy a Windows PC.
Crossover looks interesting, as it sort-of claims you don't need a copy of Windows (though it also says you do), also it seems they need to do some work to get each application to work, and PL/SQL Dev isn't on the list. If they did get it working though, you could maybe connect to an Oracle instance running on CentOS in a Parallels VM.
Actually they already have, if you mean the Intel Core Duo. (EDIT: just checked and it seems the Core 2 Duo is some funky new chip I headn't heard of - apologies...)
The trouble with the Parallels approach is that you have to buy a copy of Windows XP as well as a copy of Parallels. For not much more money you could just buy a Windows PC.
Crossover looks interesting, as it sort-of claims you don't need a copy of Windows (though it also says you do), also it seems they need to do some work to get each application to work, and PL/SQL Dev isn't on the list. If they did get it working though, you could maybe connect to an Oracle instance running on CentOS in a Parallels VM.
I'm not sure if WINE runs under Mac OS X (the website says it does), but it's another way run PL/SQL Developer without Windows. I tried it with Ubuntu Linux .
William Robertson
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Will Oracle run on XP Home? What's OEM? I've seen that on spam but always assumed it meant something to do with pirated software and organised crime. Now I check it seems to stand for One-Eyed Monster.
Crossover is a commercialised version of WINE, if I have that right.
Crossover is a commercialised version of WINE, if I have that right.
OEM == "original equipment manufacturer"
In this context it refers to the kind of XP package you get when you buy a computer with XP pre-installed... just a CD and a thin installation guide. It is fully featured but intended for sale with a new system. You can buy it from online resellers if you buy some type of hardware on the same order.
I'm not sure whether Oracle runs on XP Home, but for me, that's irrelevant since I run Oracle on CentOS far away from my desktop. I only use Windows as a desktop OS, never as a server OS.
In this context it refers to the kind of XP package you get when you buy a computer with XP pre-installed... just a CD and a thin installation guide. It is fully featured but intended for sale with a new system. You can buy it from online resellers if you buy some type of hardware on the same order.
I'm not sure whether Oracle runs on XP Home, but for me, that's irrelevant since I run Oracle on CentOS far away from my desktop. I only use Windows as a desktop OS, never as a server OS.
William Robertson
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If I'm going to install a guest OS in a Parallels VM, it might as well be one that can also run PL/SQL Dev.
I did get CentOS running in Parallels except for the X-Windows setup, and you need that to install Oracle, at which point I ran out of weekend and my Parallels trial licence expired. Again Windows might be easier for home use.
juniovitor
Member
Hi,
Sorry to insist on it and wake this post again. But the Allround Automation have a new plan to produce PL/SQL Developer for Mac OS? The developers are using a lot of Apple devices do development and at the moment, we are not happy with the available tools.
Thanks,
Junio Vitor
Sorry to insist on it and wake this post again. But the Allround Automation have a new plan to produce PL/SQL Developer for Mac OS? The developers are using a lot of Apple devices do development and at the moment, we are not happy with the available tools.
Thanks,
Junio Vitor
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fyzm7357
Member²
juniovitor said:
Probably not since it was just asked again recently in another topic half a page down....
https://forums.allroundautomations.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=56005#Post56005
F. van Boven
Member²
Just to make it visible: There is a demand for it!
At our company all developers are switching to Apple. Although some developers use SQL Developer (and some even the PHPStorm plugin), the most use a VM to run PLSQL developer on.
Nothing beats PLSQL Developer, we (I) need this!
So a +1 from me
At our company all developers are switching to Apple. Although some developers use SQL Developer (and some even the PHPStorm plugin), the most use a VM to run PLSQL developer on.
Nothing beats PLSQL Developer, we (I) need this!
So a +1 from me
