wine users - Oct 2010 - Darwine or Wine? New to Mac, Install/Uninstall/File issues.

I'm currently running Mac OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard.

I recently installed Darwine, and then installed a new program, Bowl Bound
College Football.  Even installed the patch afterwards.  So far, so good.

Now my problem, is that this program creates an export file to send to a league
commissioner, that they can then import.  I can't find the file path in
Finder, or any of the files for the program period.  Because it'll need me
to extract files every 'sim' into the folder.

What I'm wondering, first, is how I can find it?  I've looked at all the
FAQs and wikis, and have had no luck.

Secondly, should I be using Wine instead?  Is there a difference?  If it helps,
the version of Darwine I installed is 1.0.1 x86.

I'll unfortunately need step-by-step help here, if possible, because this
Mac boggles me.

Thanks,

Marty

On 10/16/10 7:35 AM, MartyWebb wrote:
> I'm currently running Mac OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard.
>
> I recently installed Darwine, and then installed a new program, Bowl Bound
College Football.  Even installed the patch afterwards.  So far, so good.
>
> Now my problem, is that this program creates an export file to send to a
league commissioner, that they can then import.  I can't find the file path
in Finder, or any of the files for the program period.  Because it'll need
me to extract files every 'sim' into the folder.
The Wine folder is hidden

Go to Applications -> Utilities and start the terminal application.

In the window that opens type or copy:

open $HOME/.wine/drive_c/

This is Wine's C: drive.

Navigate to where the Program should have installed.

You should be able to copy and paste or drag and drop in the files.
>
>
> What I'm wondering, first, is how I can find it?  I've looked at
all the FAQs and wikis, and have had no luck.
>
> Secondly, should I be using Wine instead?  Is there a difference?  If it
helps, the version of Darwine I installed is 1.0.1 x86.
>
This is a very old version of Wine, almost two years old.  I recommend 
using a more current Wine version from either MacPorts or Fink (both 
'port' Linux/UNIX applications so they will run on the Mac.)

One thing that you will notice after you 'upgrade' is a window will 
appear that states your Wine Configuration is being updated.  No worries 
here as some changes were made over time to the configuration files for 
Wine.
> I'll unfortunately need step-by-step help here, if possible, because
this Mac boggles me.
>
It is confusing moving from a Windows PC to the Mac.  However, we are 
here to help you get Wine working with it.   I'm not the only Mac Wine 
user out here, there are others and they may have better methods of 
getting done what you want done.

James McKenzie

MartyWebb wrote:
> I'm currently running Mac OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard.
> 
> I recently installed Darwine, and then installed a new program, Bowl Bound
College Football.  Even installed the patch afterwards.  So far, so good.
> 
> Now my problem, is that this program creates an export file to send to a
league commissioner, that they can then import.  I can't find the file path
in Finder, or any of the files for the program period.  Because it'll need
me to extract files every 'sim' into the folder.
> 
> What I'm wondering, first, is how I can find it?  I've looked at
all the FAQs and wikis, and have had no luck.
> 
> Secondly, should I be using Wine instead?  Is there a difference?  If it
helps, the version of Darwine I installed is 1.0.1 x86.
> 
> I'll unfortunately need step-by-step help here, if possible, because
this Mac boggles me.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marty

your "wineprefix" will be created by default with Wine or Darwine at
~/.wine ... since its a . folder its hidden to finder.  If you open up terminal
and type open ~/.wine  then you'll be able to see it in a Finder window...
this will have a drive_c folder and such in it that works as the C: drive

Darwine with Wine 1.0.1 is VERY old... Darwine is a dead project... no one
should be using that.

Normal Wine on a Mac is all command line.

I make a program called Wineskin (http://wineskin.doh123.com/) for Macs that is
focused on making a finished Mac .app Application port of Windows software, with
Wine and everything it needs all bundled up inside.

Wineskin 1.x is on its way out (in the next month or two), and there are a lot
of changes, so if you want to take a look at using it, you may want to try out
the Wineskin 2.0 beta, though there is basically no documentation for it.  If
you want to go to the Wineskin forum at portingteam.com (where you'll end up
going for the Beta anyways), or to the IRC chat room there sometime, I can kind
of guide you how to use it.  Basically its focused on converting a Windows app
so it looks and runs as much like a Mac app as possible.  If your program runs
in Wine 1.0.1 I'm sure getting a final app in Wineskin for it probably wont
take but minutes.