Tutorials: Set Up Your Mac

Set up X11 so that you can cut and paste:

X11 → Preferences → Input → Emulate three button mouse

Now <option/alt> mouse button can be used to paste from the clipboard

Set up X11 so that focus follows mouse:

In any xterm, type

defaults write org.x.X11 wm_ffm -bool true

then restart X11 for this to take effect.

Install XCode so that you can compile:

XCode is on the DVD that comes with your Mac; you can also download the dmg from apple.

Install gfortran:

Choose the approprate dmg from http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries#MacOS

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