How can you tell if something is running in Rosseta?

Don't have an Intel iMac but avidly following developments. Seem to remember seeing a review somewhere which said when app is running under Rosetta doesn't a Red 'R' or soemthing flash in menu bar, or maybe a flashing red dot against app icon in the dock? I know it is indicated somewhere.

Adrian

If something written for PPC is running on a non-PPC Mac, chances are it's running under Rosetta. Mac OS X and it's Apps are Universal so you need to get another App written specifically for PPC to test it.

Under the dev version 10.4.1 there was an architecture column in activity monitor which tells you what it was compiled for so you can check there... so if its running under rosetta it would say PowerPC. Or under get info to see if its compiled for Intel.

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Great question Adrien, don't see a "direct" answer to this yet. Is there a way to tell that an app is running under Roseta? A comand or signal?. Love to hear.

Well, if it was running in Rosetta, it would be somewhere in Egypt 🙂


Glor

Try this great little app:

http://www.lonsing.com/RosettaTest/

iMac 20" 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Go to the blue Apple in upper left corner... "About this Mac"... then click "More Info"... then under "Software" and "Applications" it will list all your apps and whether it is Universal or PowerPC.

I can confirm that jendesigner's answer is how I've been checking on my iMac.

Great question Adrien, don't see a "direct" answer to
this yet. Is there a way to tell that an app is
running under Roseta? A comand or signal?. Love to
hear.

One way to check if an app is a Universal app or not is highlight its icon and select "Get Info" from the Finder File menu. It will then give the name of the app and state whether it is "Universal" or "PowerPC". Note that if it is "Universal", the "Get Info" dialog box then gives you a chance to force it to run under Rosetta by checking the appropriate box. (Sometimes may work better if the app is universal but required drivers etc. are not yet available in universal form.)