[Maf] 0.6.2 Release - MacOS X Support

[Christopher Ottley]

Marco De Vitis wrote:

> Is MacOSX not supported at all, or should I try installing one of the  
> two available packages? In the latter case, should I try the Linux or  
> the Windows one?


Sorry, no, not supported. With a native Zip Writer XPCOM component, the 
library needs to be compiled specifically for the platform. As I don't 
have a Mac or easy access to one for development and testing, I can't 
compile the code to make a Mac version. Although I have a job now and I 
would like to support the Mac, I can't justify buying a Mac for MAF 
development alone (especially as I've gotten a grand total of US$15 
donated thus far for my work on MAF. Heh.). There was a commercial 
project that was spawned from MAF a while ago that would have covered 
the cost, but due to the death of my grandfather, I missed deadlines and 
eventually the whole thing fell through.
    Seeing as I seem to have the C/C++ XPCOM component thing down now, I 
was thinking of providing a "MAF MHT Boost" extension for a small fee 
that would dramatically speed up MHT encoding and decoding. The money 
would be channeled into my buy-a-mac fund. People who buy it would get 
something a bit more than a warm fuzzy feeling for their dinero. It 
wouldn't change the MAF MHT functionality, just speed it up (for size > 
100K MHT files). Setup and admin cost alone for selling it might be 
prohibitive.
    I'm open to any alternative suggestions you guys might have.

Regards,
Christopher.