Palm-db-tools version 0.3.6 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.3.6

      View the most recent changes for the palm-db-tools port at: palm-db-tools.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for palm-db-tools.
      The raw portfile for palm-db-tools 0.3.6 is located here:
      http://palm-db-tools.darwinports.com/dports/palm/palm-db-tools/Portfile
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      The palm-db-tools Portfile 44897 2009-01-04 15:32:49Z css macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: palm-db-tools
      Version: 0.3.6
      Revision: 1
      Category: palm databases
      Maintainers: css
      Description: convert between CSV text files and Palm databases
      Long Description: This package contains several utilities that allow you to convert text files to and from several different Palm Pilot flat-file database formats. The utilities support DB, MobileDB, List, and JFile v3.x formats.

      Homepage: http://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/
      Platform: darwin

      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Master Sites:.mirror_subdir ${name}
      distname ${name}-0_3_6
      Checksums: md5 483d2b18dcc2ef8cd5f7e27715d43bfe
      Patch Files: patch-flatfile-Makefile.in

      worksrcdir ${name}
      configure.args --disable-warnings --enable-static

      destroot {
      xinstall -m 755 -W ${worksrcpath}/flatfile csv2pdb pdb2csv ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      xinstall -m 644 -W ${worksrcpath}/docs manual.html manual.txt ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      xinstall -m 644 ${worksrcpath}/models/xldbtools.xlt ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      }

      # Add support for reading and writing MobileDB 4 databases.
      # http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1566691&group_id=10524&atid=360524
      Variant: mobiledb4 {
      patchfiles-append patch-libflatfile-MobileDB.cpp.diff
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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