Install Bibledit on Mac OSX

These instructions assume Bibledit is being installed on a standard installation of OSX. Because Bibledit needs more than that, these instructions also explain how to install the additional libraries and tools that Bibledit depends on.

If you know that your system already has some of these components installed, you may skip those steps.

Install X11

OS 10.3

X11 is on the third installation CD or it can be downloaded. Insert the third installation CD into the drive. A window will open on the screen, and in this window, double-click "InstallCD3.mpkg". The installer will open, and follow the instructions on the screen to install it.

OS 10.4

Insert the third installation CD into the drive. A window will open on the screen, and in this window, double-click Packages, and then double-click X11User.pkg. The installer will open, and follow the instructions on the screen to install it.

Install Mac OS X Xcode Tools

OS 10.3

Insert the CD into the drive. A window will open, or double-click the "Xcode Tools" icon on the desktop. Double-click the "XcodeTools.mpkg". Go through the whole installation procedure and let it finish.

After that, double-click Packages on the Xcode Tools CD, scroll down, and double click X11SDK.pkg. Go through the installation procedure and let it finish.

OS 10.4

Insert the CD labelled Xcode 2 Disc 1 into the drive. A window will open, or double-click the "Xcode Tools" icon on the desktop.

Double-click the "XcodeTools.mpkg". Go through the whole installation procedure and let it finish.

Start X11 terminal

Click the left icon at the bottom, called Finder. Click Applications. At the right side, scroll down and double-click Utilities. Scroll down again, and double-click X11. The terminal, called xterm, will open.

Install DarwinPorts

DarwinPorts is available from http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/.

For 10.3 download the dmg for Panther, and for 10.4 download the dmg for Tiger, and save it to a convenient location. (If there is no suitable dmg you can always install Darwinports from source).

Open the disk image, double-click DarwinPorts-x.x.pkg, and install it.

Update the search path, so that program "port" can be found. In the terminal, type

cd

and then type

echo export PATH=$PATH:/opt/local/bin >> .bashrc

and next type

sh .bashrc

While connected to the internet, update the port files. Type

sudo port -d selfupdate

and provide the password when asked.

Install Bibledit

While connected to the internet, in the terminal, type

sudo port install bibledit

give the password, and let it finish. It takes a good while.

Run Bibledit

To run Bibledit, do the following every time you use it:

Open an X11 terminal. Be sure this is not a normal Terminal, but X11.

Start bibledit: Type

bibledit

If you do not start Bibledit this way, it will run with errors, and it will not be fully functional.

Install XEP

Download XEP and move both files to your home directory. Then install XEP.

Tip

You can create an Applescript that will open X11 and BIbledit in one operation from within Finder. This will give you an easy way to start Bibledit in one click. In Finder, click Applications, then double-click AppleScript and then double-click Script Editor. In Script Editor type:

do shell script "/usr/bin/open-x11 /usr/bin/bibledit"

Then click the Compile button, and in the menu click File, then Save. Call it Bibledit, and save it in Applications, and set the file format to "Application". Then save it.

To install a new version of Bibledit, for which a package for Macintosh has not yet been made, or to install a nightly build, install Bibledit from source.