OK, after some effort, got heidisql running on a standard wine install (using the pure mac download packages, not using brew anything like that).
I can run heidisql by running "wine stable" form the launcher, then typing in :
$ cd .wine/drive_c
$ cd Prog*
$ HeidiSQL
wine heidisql
This launches heidisql (although the fonts are utterly terrible - borderline unreadable).
I read the FAQ, and created a script with this:
on run
--edit this to be the correct location and file to run (typically only edit after the "drive_c")
set toRun to "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/HeidiSQL/heidisql.exe"
--edit winePrefix if you are not using the default prefix
set winePrefix to "$HOME/.wine"
--edit wineLocation if your wine install is not the default location
set wineLocation to "/usr/local/bin"
--edit dyldFallbackLibraryPath to your X11 lib folder, this one is set for XQuartz on 10.6+
set dyldFallbackLibraryPath to "/opt/X11/lib"
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--DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE
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set toRunPath to do shell script "WINEPREFIX=\"" & winePrefix & "\"; TEMPVAR=\"" & toRun & "\"; echo \"${TEMPVAR%/*}\""
set toRunFile to do shell script "WINEPREFIX=\"" & winePrefix & "\"; TEMPVAR=\"" & toRun & "\"; TEMPVAR2=\"" & toRunPath & "\"; echo \"${TEMPVAR#$TEMPVAR2/}\""
do shell script "PATH=\"" & wineLocation & ":$PATH\"; export WINEPREFIX=\"" & winePrefix & "\"; export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=\"" & dyldFallbackLibraryPath & "\"; cd \"" & toRunPath & "\"; wine \"" & toRunFile & "\" > /dev/null 2>&1 &"
end run
Saved this as an "application". Unfortunately, I could not find where it saved to (eventually found it in icloud, of all places). I then copied from icloud to my applications dir.
however, when I run it, the script editor icon flashes up, but no heidisql, no winow, no error message.
Note, if I open up a normal terminal, and type in
ls "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/HeidiSQL/heidisql.exe"
It shows the right file, so the path is correct.
Any suggestions?
The currently way of launching the app is incredibly painful.