Xbase version 2.0.0 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.0.0

      View the most recent changes for the xbase port at: xbase.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for xbase.
      The raw portfile for xbase 2.0.0 is located here:
      http://xbase.darwinports.com/dports/databases/xbase/Portfile
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      The xbase Portfile 30223 2007-10-22 22:46:02Z jmpp macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: xbase
      Version: 2.0.0
      Category: databases devel
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: XBase compatible C++ class library
      Long Description: Xbase is an XBase compatible C++ class library. It provides C and C++ programmers with a cross-platform class and function library for manipulating Xbase type datafiles and indexes. There is support for .DBF and .NDX files (including support for Dbase III and IV memo fields, dates, and record and file locking), and limited support is also supplied for .NTX (clipper index) files.

      Homepage: http://linux.techassocinc.com/projects/xdb/
      Master Sites: sourceforge:xdb
      Checksums: md5 9b29362031716a12491beb9f8cc882f2

      configure.args --host=powerpc-apple-freebsd

      platform i386 {
      configure.args-delete --host=powerpc-apple-freebsd
      configure.args-append --host=i686-apple-freebsd
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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