Freeride version 0.9.2 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.9.2

      View the most recent changes for the freeride port at: freeride.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for freeride.
      The raw portfile for freeride 0.9.2 is located here:
      http://freeride.darwinports.com/dports/devel/freeride/Portfile
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      The freeride Portfile 30224 2007-10-22 22:49:14Z jmpp macports.org $
      PortSystem 1.0
      PortGroup ruby 1.0

      Name: freeride
      Version: 0.9.2
      Description: A Ruby IDE for the Ruby programming language.
      Long Description: A Ruby IDE written in Ruby using the FOX GUI toolkit. This IDE sports cross platform compatability, with an extensive plugin architecture.
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Category: devel ruby
      Homepage: http://freeride.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl
      Master Sites: http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/2185/
      Checksums: md5 04a9802f712074085349eac6d0d1483d
      Platform: darwin

      depends_lib port:rb-fxruby port:rb-rexml port:rb-rrb port:fontconfig
      # port:rb-drb # port:rb-ripper
      use_configure no

      Patch Files: patch-appframe.rb

      build {
      # create simple execution script
      set fp [open ${workpath}/${name} w]
      puts $fp "#!/bin/sh"
      puts $fp "cd ${prefix}/share/${name}"
      puts $fp "${ruby.bin} ${name}.rb"
      close $fp
      # don't use the included copies of modules, use ports only
      system "rm -rf ${worksrcpath}/redist"
      reinplace {s|^$:.*redist|#&|} ${worksrcpath}/${name}.rb
      }
      destroot {
      xinstall -d -m 0755 ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall -m 0755 ${workpath}/${name} ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall -d -m 0755 ${destroot}${prefix}/share
      system "cp -R ${worksrcpath} ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}"
      system "chmod 0777 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}/config"
      }


    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/freeride
      % sudo port install freeride
      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 freeride
      ---> Verifying checksum for freeride
      ---> Extracting freeride
      ---> Configuring freeride
      ---> Building freeride with target all
      ---> Staging freeride into destroot
      ---> Installing freeride
    - 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 freeride with these commands:
      %  man freeride
      % apropos freeride
      % which freeride
      % locate freeride

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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