Edb version 1.0.5 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.0.5

      View the most recent changes for the edb port at: edb.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for edb.
      The raw portfile for edb 1.0.5 is located here:
      http://edb.darwinports.com/dports/databases/edb/Portfile
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      The edb Portfile 30223 2007-10-22 22:46:02Z jmpp macports.org $
      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: edb
      Version: 1.0.5
      Description: Edb is a database library.
      Long Description: Edb is a database conveneince library base on db 2.7.7.
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Category: databases devel
      Platform: darwin
      Homepage: http://www.enlightenment.org
      Master Sites: sourceforge:enlightenment
      Checksums: md5 c8ee165f92dbc6e6fd9c9114e90e338c
      configure.cppflags-append "-L${prefix}/lib"
      configure.cflags-append "-no-cpp-precomp"
      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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