Lyx version 1.6.4.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 1.6.4.1

      View the most recent changes for the lyx port at: lyx.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for lyx.
      The raw portfile for lyx 1.6.4.1 is located here:
      http://lyx.darwinports.com/dports/aqua/LyX/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 lyx Portfile 57040 2009-09-05 13:07:19Z snc macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: LyX
      Version: 1.6.4.1
      set branch [join [lrange [split ${version} .] 0 1] .]
      Category: aqua
      license GPL
      Maintainers: snc openmaintainer
      Description: WYSIWYM document processor
      Homepage: http://www.lyx.org/
      Long Description: LyX is an advanced open source document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents, not their appearance. LyX lets you concentrate on writing, leaving details of visual layout to the software.


      Platform: darwin
      depends_build port:pkgconfig
      depends_lib port:qt4-mac bin:tex:texlive port:ImageMagick port:python25

      use_bzip2 yes
      distname lyx-${version}
      Master Sites: http://lyx.cybermirror.org/stable/${branch}.x/ http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/unix/editors/lyx/stable/${branch}.x/ ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/X11/LyX/stable/${branch}.x/ ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/${branch}.x/ http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/publishing/tex/lyx/stable/${branch}.x/

      Checksums: md5 c1a0da5aee3b7e1a2f74e8018805c7b1 sha1 85bf187841b85f8104816866a98230b1206e39f8 rmd160 2ca725386ed26fbdfcf0d4ff768359cbd5449dd2

      configure.python ${prefix}/bin/python2.5
      configure.pre_args --prefix=${applications_dir}/LyX.app
      configure.args --with-frontend=qt4 --without-x --with-included-gettext --enable-optimization=-Os --disable-concept-checks --with-qt4-dir=${prefix}/libexec/qt4-mac --with-version-suffix=-1.6

      build.env LD_FLAGS="-framework Carbon -framework OpenGL -framework AGL -framework QuickTime -framework Cocoa" LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${prefix}/libexec/qt4-mac/lib CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=${prefix}/libexec/qt4-mac/include

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.url ${homepage}
      livecheck.regex "${name} (\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+(\\.\\d+)?) released"

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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