FAQ 3.0/Mac OS X

See also the General FAQ. Many Linux-solutions apply to OS X too.
=== How do I install X11? ===
X11 is an application, part of OS X provided by Apple, but not installed by default.
If you have 10.4 "Tiger":
* Find your Tiger install disc and insert it
* Open the "Optional installs.mpkg" from the CD
* Select Applications > X11 in the installer
If you have 10.3 "Panther":
* Download the X11User.pkg installer from Apple
* Open the file and install
more about apple's x11
=== How do I troubleshoot freeciv crashes?===
Freeciv writes some information to the system log if crashes. To see this, open /Applications/Utilities/Console.app immediately after a crash. Freeciv-related stuff should appear in the bottom.
=== Freeciv crashes because it doesn't find libXinerama something? ===
This bug could appear in 10.3 or incomplete X11 installations. To fix it requires either reinstallation of X11 (see above), or some knowledge of OS X internals.
I found this fix: (copied from )
# Download the Xbin.tgz distro from http://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.5.0/binaries/Darwin-ppc-5.x/
# Unpack it and locate libXinerama.1.0.dylib in the lib directory
# Put libXinerama.1.0.dylib in /usr/X11R6/lib
# Symlink libXinerama.1.0.dylib to libXinerama.dylib and to libXinerama.1.dylib in that directory
=== How do I install new tilesets? ===
First, the Linux way works fine on OS X (put tilesets in ~/.freeciv).
There is also an OSX-specific solution (taken from ):
# Download your favorite tileset and unpack it.
# Right (or ctrl) click on the client executable and select Show Package Contents from the context menu.
# Go to this directory: Contents/Resources/freeciv-x.y.z/share/freeciv
# Put the *.tileset file and corresponding folder into this directory.
# Start the client and the new tileset should show up in the Local Options dialoge
=== How do I right click on the map?===
To recenter the view, you can right-click either on the overview or the large map (the playfield). To right click, hold the command key (apple symbol key) while clicking.
Mac OS X