Macsword version 1.4.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.4.3

      View the most recent changes for the macsword port at: macsword.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for macsword.
      The raw portfile for macsword 1.4.3 is located here:
      http://macsword.darwinports.com/dports/aqua/macsword/Portfile
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      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The macsword Portfile 47069 2009-02-21 11:05:39Z jmr macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      PortGroup xcode 1.0

      Name: macsword
      Version: 1.4.3
      Category: aqua textproc
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Aqua application based on the Sword project for Bible reading
      Long Description: MacSword is a free & open-source application for research and study of God and His Word. It is developed specifically for Macintosh computers running Mac OS X. MacSword allows you to read and browse many different bibles translations in different languages from Hebrew to Albanian. As well as reading devotionals, commentaries, dictionaries and lexicons, it also supports searching and advanced features such as services so that you can access the Bible in any program. And because MacSword is based on the Sword project, it is compatible with a growing collection of over 200 texts available in over 50 languages.
      Homepage: http://www.macsword.com/
      Master Sites: macports
      use_bzip2 yes
      Checksums: md5 2c6be1d86186a1a0fc770159f6a96066 sha1 258251d39fd18aa3a52f6c546e387873256c445e rmd160 4a24eb4e8ac3cf81fced81318f1a14dd45a3f13f

      depends_lib port:sword

      Patch Files: patch-project.pbxproj
      post-patch {
      reinplace "s|__PREFIX|${prefix}|g" ${worksrcpath}/MacSword.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
      reinplace "s|__APPS_DIR|${applications_dir}|g" ${worksrcpath}/MacSword.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
      }

      xcode.target MacSword

      destroot {
      xinstall -d -m 0755 ${destroot}${applications_dir}
      copy ${worksrcpath}/build/Deployment/MacSword.app ${destroot}${applications_dir}
      }

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/macsword
      % sudo port install macsword
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching macsword
      ---> Verifying checksum for macsword
      ---> Extracting macsword
      ---> Configuring macsword
      ---> Building macsword with target all
      ---> Staging macsword into destroot
      ---> Installing macsword
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using macsword with these commands:
      %  man macsword
      % apropos macsword
      % which macsword
      % locate macsword

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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