i've got the boinc_4.05_powerpc-apple-darwin file on my desktop and do not know what to do with it. On double-click it asks what app should open file. apple installer app doesn't work, what else?
the file is 5,8 Mb.

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The two main browsers on OS X (IE 5.2.x and Safari 1.x) will automatically unpack downloads by default, so your work may already be done.

If you use IE, the boinc client will download and automatically unpack leaving two files:
boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin [this will have the stuffit icon in the finder]
boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin7.0.0 [this will not have any icon in the finder]


#2 is the unpacked program ready-to-run. You can just start Terminal and run boinc.

If you use Safari, the boinc client will download and automatically unpack, leaving a single file:
boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin7.0.0 [this will not have any icon in the finder]
This is the unpacked program, but it's not yet ready-to-run (this is a bug with how Safari handles gzipped downloads; we'll fix this soon).

Here's what you have to do to fix the Safari download (apologies if you already know how to do this):

Create a folder in your home directory and put the boinc file in it
Start Terminal
'cd' to the folder you just created
Type 'chmod +x boinc_2.12_powerpc-apple-darwin7.0.0' (without the quotes)
Now you can run BOINC.

rename it to boincSETI and it become a executable icon then doubleclick it and it fire up Terminal :)

Hi,

no need for terminal! Download SETI Control from versiontracker.com, enter the path to the darwin file and start.