How to install ffmpegX on 10.6 without Rosetta?

[t1000]

I remember I found a way to do it, but I can't seem to find it anymore. Can anyone help?

I did see the post about turning on/off Rosetta, but I prefer not doing that since I got a whole bunch of Macs to install…

If my memory serves me right, it was someone recompiled a file (likely the ffmpegx main program).

[Case]

For reference: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/311629-Installation-Failure-on-Mac-10-6-ffmpegX-0-0-9y

So far, you have just this 1 report to go by. No idea how widespread this is.
That user didn't mention his OS subversion, although the post date was before the release date of 10.6.2. There have not yet been reports for 10.6.2 (or later). No idea if the latest OS version changed anything.
The installation error suggested that gnutar needed Rosetta. gnutar is part of the BSD CLI tools that get installed with the OS, not part of ffmpegX. No idea if gnutar has been updated since.

If my memory serves me right, it was someone recompiled a file (likely the ffmpegx main program).

Recompiling ffmpegX seems very unlikely to me, as such is only available to the developer.

[Awambaeh]

Hello,

I am also trying to install ffmpegX on 10.6(.2) and get the same error.
Strangely, gnutar runs in the terminal without installing Rosetta:

Awambaeh-Mac-mini:~ german$ gnutar
gnutar: You must specify one of the `-Acdtrux' options
Try `gnutar --help' or `gnutar --usage' for more information.
Awambaeh-Mac-mini:~ german$ which gnutar
/usr/bin/gnutar

Could it be that the installation program tries to run some other gnutar binary, maybe distributed together with the ffmpegX package?

Regards,

Awambaeh.

[Case]

Could it be that the installation program tries to run some other gnutar binary, maybe distributed together with the ffmpegX package?

It seems you are correct: there is a PPC gnutar in the application package (/Applications/ffmpegX.app/Contents/Resources/gnutar).

I think you could replace the gnutar in the application package with a copy of the UB/Intel one. That should work if the gnutar syntax hasn't changed.

[parallel42]

I think you could replace the gnutar in the application package with a copy of the UB/Intel one. That should work if the gnutar syntax hasn't changed.

This worked for me. Thank you, Case!

[t1000]

thank you all for helping out!

[billbo]

Could it be that the installation program tries to run some other gnutar binary, maybe distributed together with the ffmpegX package?

It seems you are correct: there is a PPC gnutar in the application package (/Applications/ffmpegX.app/Contents/Resources/gnutar).

I think you could replace the gnutar in the application package with a copy of the UB/Intel one. That should work if the gnutar syntax hasn't changed.

Would that package be in the "Developer Tools" on my Snow Leo Install DVD (i.e.-use Pacifist to replace the PPC version)

[Case]

GNU tar 1.17 should be included with OS X 10.6, so gnutar should already be on you boot volume, in /usr/bin/gnutar. You could copy that one.
(Note that the other 'tar' file in /usr/bin/ is BSD tar, a similar package from different developers, which may perhaps have a somewhat different syntax in use, and may not be 100% compatible with ffmpegX.)