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Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:55:28 +0400
From: Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Compilation 1.7.0.2 on mac - errors ? -
On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 10:31:34AM +0200, websiteaccess@...il.com wrote:
> I have successfully compiled 1.7.0.2 on my PPC G5 (make clean
> generic). When compiled, I have tested JTR 1.7.0.2, works fine but
> the Eric Wrinler's version is really faster (at least 4 times more
> than mine).
That's because you used "generic" instead of the proper "macosx-..."
target. For your G5, the proper target is "macosx-ppc32-altivec".
> You told me : "Just download the sources and compile with "make
> macosx-x86-mmx", this
> will produce a native binary for Mac OS X on x86."
>
> => I am absolutely not programmer ou technical with mac. I apologize in
> advance for my weird questions!
> 1) Can I compile X86 version of JTR on a mac without an Intel processor
> (I compile on my G5 with PPC ship) ?
As you've found out, no. Maybe there's some support for cross-compiling
on Mac OS X, but I am not aware of it.
You really need to compile John for x86 on your x86 system.
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