diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a522aa1..29d15e38 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ build*/
 *.db
 # Visual Studio 2015 cache/options directory
 .vs/
-
+#XCode
+.DS_Store
+xcuserdata
+project.xcworkspace
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec547a2e..58effed1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -428,14 +428,14 @@ if(APPLE)
 	                "Please get in contact to tell us of your results.")
 	add_definitions(-DIBPP_DARWIN)
 	list(APPEND FR_LIBS -lfbclient)
-
+        list(APPEND FR_LIBS -L/Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Versions/Current/Libraries)
+        
     list(APPEND SOURCE_LIST
         ${SOURCEDIR}/gui/mac/StyleGuideMAC.cpp
     )
 
     add_definitions(-DFR_INSTALL_PREFIX="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
-    list(APPEND FR_LIBS -lfbclient)
-
+ 
     # Create the revision include file
     execute_process(
         COMMAND "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/update-revision-info.sh"
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ endif (APPLE)
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} IBPP ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES} ${FR_LIBS})
 
+
 #--------------------------------------
 # Install
 if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
diff --git a/src/config/Config.h b/src/config/Config.h
index d279019a..676185c5 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.h
+++ b/src/config/Config.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class wxFileConfig;
 
 //! Do not instantiate objects of this class. Use config() function (see below).
 
-#if defined(__UNIX__) && !defined(__WXMAC_OSX__)
+#if defined(__UNIX__) && !defined(__WXOSX_COCOA__)
     #define FR_CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_STDPATHS
 #else
     #undef FR_CONFIG_USE_PRIVATE_STDPATHS
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 34a0f139..0de58658 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ bool Application::OnInit()
     checkEnvironment();
     parseCommandLine();
 
+#if defined(__WXOSX_COCOA__)
+    std::locale::global(std::locale(""));
+#endif
+
     // initialize IBPP library - if it fails: exit
     try
     {