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README.md
This is an AppImage that runs on all GNU/Linux platforms with:
- FUSE
- This excludes non-privileged Docker containers unfortunately, unless pre-extracted.
- GLIBC 2.38+
- Cairo 1.18+
- May require runtime CPU matching Linux ABI x86-64-v3 and newer (CPUs with SSE4.2/AVX2/BMI2/FMA via
lscpu).
This AppImage build is based on EL10 (via AlmaLinux 10).
AlmaLinux 10 was first released on 27 May 2025.
Version Info
See the AppImage main binary file naming, release tag information and AppInfo metadata
for the exact magic version inside the archive. When starting AppImage by default the
Tcl console banner can also provide version information, also using the version Tcl
command.
Build Info
- Based on AlmaLinux 10 (EL10)
- Tcl/Tk 9.0.1
- and Magic 8.x
- all default modules enabled (including all Display drivers cairo/X11/OpenGL)
FAQ: How to use
Download the *.AppImage file relevant to your platform and run:
chmod +x Magic-x86_64.AppImage
./Magic-x86_64.AppImage
Example startup with command line options:
./Magic-x86_64.AppImage -d XR -T scmos
FAQ: How to use (inside docker / podman)
chmod +x Magic-x86_64.AppImage
### Podman or Docker, use :Z when rootless with selinux enabled
podman run --rm --device /dev/fuse --privileged \
-v "$(pwd):/tmp/work:Z" -v "/tmp/.X11-unix/X0:/tmp/.X11-unix/X0:Z" \
-e DISPLAY -ti almalinux:10
### Inside Docker:
dnf update -y
dnf install -y fuse libX11 cairo libGL libGLU
cd /tmp/work
./Magic-x86_64.AppImage -d XR -T scmos
Building Requirements
- A reasonably recent GNU/Linux host
- GNU make
- Docker 20+
- Git
- curl
The final build is then packaged into an AppImage using AppImageTool on the host machine.
Build Instructions
make
Installation Instructions
make install
FAQ: Is my CPU supported ?
This is built with the standard x86_64 Linux ABI version for AlmaLinux 10.
Use the command /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --help to see which CPUs your
Linux distribtion supports (and your CPU) look for the word "supported".
FAQ: The DSO versioning link dependencies?
The information here provides an outline of what versions to expect from EL10 of the major dependencies, to assist you in a compatibility check with your Linux distribution of choice.
The actual versions in our public releases can differ slightly inline with the EL10 support compatibility and ABI versioning policies for the support lifecycle of the distribution.
The most important items are the Direct Dependencies and the availabilty of a suitable graphics DSO as per your '-d' choice.
Direct Runtime Dependencies (from /prefix/**):
| DSO Filename | DSO Symbol Version | Related Packages |
|---|---|---|
| libc.so.6 | GLIBC_2.38 | glibc-2.39-37 |
| libz.so.1 | ZLIB_1.2.2 | zlib-ng-2.2.3-1 |
| zlib-ng-compat-2.2.3-1 |
Optional/Modular Runtime Dependencies (depending on graphics mode):
| DSO Filename | DSO Symbol Version | Related Packages |
|---|---|---|
| libcairo.so.2 | ||
| libcairo.so.2.11802.0 | cairo-1.18.2-2 | |
| libGL.so.1 | libglvnd-glx-1:1.7.0-7 | |
| mesa-libGL-24.2.8-2 | ||
| libGLU.so.1 | mesa-libGLU-9.0.3-7 |
Transitive/Third-Party Runtime Dependencies (for information only):
| DSO Filename | DSO Symbol Version | Related Packages |
|---|---|---|
| libstdc++.so.6 | CXXABI_1.3.9 | gcc-c++-14.2.1-7 |
| libstdc++.so.6 | GLIBCXX_3.4 | gcc-c++-14.2.1-7 |
| libgcc_s.so.1 | GCC_4.2.0 | libgcc_s-14-20250110 |
| libxml2.so.2 | LIBXML2_2.6.0 | libxml2-2.12.5-5 |
| libpng16.so.16 | PNG16_0 | libpng-2:1.6.40-8 |
| liblzma.so.5 | XZ_5.0 | xz-devel-1:5.6.2-4 |
| libz.so.1 | ZLIB_1.2.9 | zlib-ng-2.2.3-1 |
| zlib-ng-compat-2.2.3-1 |