installation on Mac OS > 10.12

[planetaryfluids]

Hi all,

The last thread I found on Mac installation woes is from 2020 and references Catalina: Topic: "PhreeqcRM: Testsuite Fail".  The text file attachment (and instructions on how to implement it) at the end of that thread is no longer accessible--at least, I get a 404 Attachment not Found when I click on the link.  I'm running a new MacBook Pro with the Apple M1 chip and Mac OS Monterey 12.6.1, so that Catalina-specific solution may not even work for me, but I figured it was worth a try.

To those ends, any suggestions (other than get Parallels) or tips for installing PHREEQC on my Mac?  Or am I just out of luck?

Thanks!
Amy

[dlparkhurst]

I can't help you much with the Mac version. The interactive version PhreeqcI will not run on the Mac. Only the batch version is available at https://www.usgs.gov/software/phreeqc-version-3. It says the version should work on 10.12, and there are some directions in a README file https://water.usgs.gov/water-resources/software/PHREEQC/README.Phreeqc.Mac.12927.TXT.

[planetaryfluids]

Ok, understood, thanks.

I attempted to install and run the batch version for Mac, to no avail.  I suspect the fact that I'm on OS 12.6 (and potentially the fact that my computer uses the M1 chip) is to blame.  Figured it was worth a shot to ask, as PHREEQC was what I first learned back when I was a postdoc.  I appreciate your quick reply -- I can start to look into other options.