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Software => TrID File Identifier => Topic started by: alekone on December 16, 2008, 02:32:57 PM

Title: Help installing TrID under MacOsx / Linux
Post by: alekone on December 16, 2008, 02:32:57 PM

hello,
Im' trying to install TrID under Macosx but I have no luck...
I tried to google, it seems that I need Xcode (I think I have it) but really don't know how to use it.
I'd love if someone could help me with a quick walkthrough
thank you!
ale.

Title: Re: Help installing TrID under MacOsx / Linux
Post by: Mark0 on December 16, 2008, 02:37:15 PM

XCode is a "development environment" so it will be of no help for this.
TrID is available either in a Win32 or Linux version. There's no native OS X version, at least at the moment.
It may run using Wine (http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX) or CrossOver (http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/), but I never tried.

Bye!

Title: Re: Help installing TrID under MacOsx / Linux
Post by: Radioxid on December 17, 2008, 05:56:50 PM

Moreover the default encoding of mac os may be Mac Roman and the trid file identifier seems not to be safe with it.
The trid.dll is win32 or we can use it thru linux ?

Title: Re: Help installing TrID under MacOsx / Linux
Post by: Mark0 on December 17, 2008, 06:22:36 PM

TrIDLib is a Win32 DLL.

Title: Re: Help installing TrID under MacOsx / Linux
Post by: Russell England on January 10, 2011, 01:26:53 AM

I couldn't get the linux version to work, but the win32 version worked fine

Copy trid.exe and TrIDDefs.TRD to the required directory.

Go to a terminal (ubuntu : applications->accessories->terminal)

Change to the directory required

Enter "wine cmd" at the terminal prompt - this will give you a windows command prompt

Then enter trid with the parameters

Enter "Exit" to leave the prompt once done