# Mac OS Examples will not run

**URL:** https://community.freefem.org/t/mac-os-examples-will-not-run/428
**Category:** FreeFEM installation
**Created:** [May 22, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/mac-os-examples-will-not-run/428 "2020-05-22T22:55:36Z")
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### Author: ![BlaecBejarano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d26b3c/32.png) [@BlaecBejarano](https://community.freefem.org/u/BlaecBejarano)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/mac-os-examples-will-not-run/428/1 "2020-05-22T22:55:36Z")

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Hello everyone, I have just downloaded the FreeFEM++ software on my Mac, and unfortunately I am having issues opening the example files for even a test run. It claims to have a compiling issue. Any advice would be much appreciated, and thanks in advance!  
Signed, -Blaec Bejarano.

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### Author: ![prj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@prj](https://community.freefem.org/u/prj)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/mac-os-examples-will-not-run/428/2 "2020-05-23T05:20:47Z")

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What compiling issue?

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### Author: ![Yingyuan\_Li](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ea666f/32.png) [@Yingyuan\_Li](https://community.freefem.org/u/Yingyuan_Li)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/mac-os-examples-will-not-run/428/3 "2020-09-04T11:10:16Z")

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Have you installed XQquartz？