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PLEASE NOTE! There is no username or password required for downloading Ferret files via FTP. (Versions more recent than those listed here may be found under the Releases tab on the GitHub repository.) If you would like to build Ferret yourself, please see the link on the GitHub page for the source code. XQuartz became the default X11 implementation for many OS X users after the 10.8 iteration. You dont need to do anything, XQuartz will take care of all that needs to be done in order for you to enjoy your applications.
See the Installation and update guide for guidance. The great thing about XQuartz is that you can easily access X11 applications on a Mac without effort. (For Ferret v7.1, the datasets that are used by "go land" and "go land_detail" to draw land boundaries, national borders, rivers, and so forth on maps were updated.) Some of the data files within this collection are not absolutely required for Ferret installation. The datasets used for creating land outlines and masks, and also used by example and tutorial scripts. We have found that XQuartz for X-Windows (free software) works well.Īlso download Ferret Datasets. Untar it, and run the Finstall script in the bin/ directory, choosing option 2.įerret on the MAC needs X11 support for X-Windows for display.
It is a Gzipped files using Unix "gzip"command. There is just one tar file containing executables and environment files. Please see notes on the GitHub release pages about the versions of OSX that have been tested.ĭownload the appropriate file from the GitHub page.