#12946 closed request (wontfix)
RFP: IEs4Linux / IEs4Mac
| Reported by: | alej.chow@… | Owned by: | ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt) |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | ports | Version: | |
| Keywords: | Cc: | alej.chow@…, chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez) | |
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Description
IEs4Linux allows for Microsoft Internet Explorer to run on a linux-based system without requiring Wine. Of the various end users, this would be helpful for any web developer who needs to test on various browsers but does not have a Windows-based machine.
Change History (9)
comment:1 Changed 17 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)
| Cc: | alej.chow@… ryandesign@… added |
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| Owner: | changed from macports-dev@… to ryandesign@… |
comment:2 Changed 17 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)
| Cc: | ryandesign@… removed |
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| Summary: | RFP: IEs4Linux → RFP: IEs4Linux / IEs4Mac |
Good news: It looks like a) IEs4Linux 2.99.0 works better on Mac OS X, and b) soon there will be IEs4Mac.
comment:3 Changed 17 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)
I have spent a very long time trying to make this work today. And it doesn't work yet. Moreover, the current version of IEs4Linux in their Subversion repository has changed quite a bit, and does seem to work better than 2.99.0. We may just have to wait for version 3.0 before a portfile gets made. Though I should attach what I've got so far to this ticket.
comment:4 Changed 16 years ago by jmroot (Joshua Root)
| Type: | enhancement → request |
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comment:6 Changed 6 years ago by chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)
IEs4Linux/IEs4Mac/IEs4OSX haven't been maintained since ~2008. There are other maintained Wine derivatives with automated IE installation such as WineBottler (which is what IEs4OSX redirects to) and PlayOnMac, but none of those are in MacPorts.
comment:7 Changed 6 years ago by chrstphrchvz (Christopher Chavez)
| Cc: | chrstphrchvz added |
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comment:8 Changed 6 years ago by mf2k (Frank Schima)
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
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| Status: | new → closed |
| Version: | 1.5.0 |
comment:9 Changed 6 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)
We do have winetricks, which claims to be able to install IE 6, 7, and 8.
I was working on a port for IEs4Linux but got stuck on something and forgot about it. I'll see if I can finish it up.
Note that Microsoft's legalese says you must own a copy of Windows in order to use IE, even if you're using IE through IEs4Linux.