Cosmicdebris version 2.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.1

      View the most recent changes for the cosmicdebris port at: cosmicdebris.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for cosmicdebris.
      The raw portfile for cosmicdebris 2.1 is located here:
      http://cosmicdebris.darwinports.com/dports/aqua/CosmicDebris/Portfile
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      The cosmicdebris Portfile 59070 2009-10-09 07:12:52Z jmr macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      PortGroup xcode 1.0

      Name: CosmicDebris
      Version: 2.1
      Category: aqua science
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Homepage: http://www.jschilling.net/sw_cosmicdebris.php
      Description: Aurora Borealis monitor.

      Long Description: CosmicDebris is an Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) monitor menu item. It monitors two internet data sources for the probability of an Aurora event.

      Master Sites: http://homepage.mac.com/johnnycat/sfw/

      Checksums: md5 bcbfb5768bf689a6f668583a5bc64c61 sha1 9d6462b3866cba3449848ffd632f36052bea9251 rmd160 5849aa4da016cd954818d8bcffa079815ba2c37c

      dist_subdir ${name}/${version}
      distname ${name}Source
      use_zip yes

      # current version uses NSMailDelivery which is not available in 64-bit
      if {$build_arch == "x86_64"} {
      configure.build_arch i386
      } elseif {$build_arch == "ppc64"} {
      configure.build_arch ppc
      }
      if {[variant_isset universal] && [string match *64* $universal_archs]} {
      pre-fetch {
      return -code error "$name $version cannot be built for 64-bit architectures"
      }
      }

      xcode.project "Cosmic Debris.xcodeproj"
      xcode.target "Cosmic Debris"

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

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