Blassic version 0.10.0 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.10.0

      View the most recent changes for the blassic port at: blassic.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for blassic.
      The raw portfile for blassic 0.10.0 is located here:
      http://blassic.darwinports.com/dports/lang/blassic/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 blassic Portfile 59595 2009-10-17 16:42:24Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: blassic
      Version: 0.10.0
      Revision: 1
      Category: lang
      Platform: darwin
      license GPLv2
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Homepage: http://blassic.org/
      Master Sites: ${homepage}bin/

      Description: Blassic is a classic Basic interpreter

      Long Description: Blassic is a classic Basic interpreter. The line numbers are mandatory, and it has PEEK & POKE. The main goal is to execute programs written in old interpreters, even those that use peculiar control flow constructs or automodifiable code. However, it can be used as a scripting language, and has some not-so-classic instructions. It has graphics modes that are compatible with some classic systems and user defined.

      depends_lib port:ncurses

      extract.suffix .tgz

      Checksums: md5 f4d66a339c55cb08fdc00cd9db8001c2 sha1 6bb8237c96cb84df8eae8754ca621a76e1d0956f rmd160 006df2c2ca25499050a2f7c9e711f07e57475fb2

      configure.args --disable-graphics

      post-destroot {
      set docdir ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      xinstall -d ${docdir}
      xinstall -m 644 -W ${worksrcpath} AUTHORS COPYING NEWS README THANKS TODO ${docdir}
      }

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.regex {Current version is ([0-9.]+)}

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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