Libdbi version 0.8.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 0.8.3

      View the most recent changes for the libdbi port at: libdbi.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for libdbi.
      The raw portfile for libdbi 0.8.3 is located here:
      http://libdbi.darwinports.com/dports/databases/libdbi/Portfile
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      The libdbi Portfile 52205 2009-06-12 06:06:21Z blb macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: libdbi
      Version: 0.8.3
      Revision: 1
      Category: databases devel
      Maintainers: umich.edu:mta
      Description: Database independent abstraction layer for C
      Long Description: $description
      Homepage: http://libdbi.sourceforge.net/
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: sourceforge

      Checksums: md5 ca66db78d479cbfa727cf3245b5864ae sha1 bda606fa6628eed451e492182e1943bd1d824c33 rmd160 c264a9cf0ef85ccd823273a205a961b6e33773cf

      configure.args --disable-docs

      Patch Files: endian.patch

      Variant: docs description "Build the documentation" {
      configure.args-delete --disable-docs

      depends_build port:openjade
      }

      Variant: debug description "Build with debugger symbols" {
      build.target debug
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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