Alienblaster version 1.1.0 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.1.0

      View the most recent changes for the alienblaster port at: alienblaster.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for alienblaster.
      The raw portfile for alienblaster 1.1.0 is located here:
      http://alienblaster.darwinports.com/dports/games/alienblaster/Portfile
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      The alienblaster Portfile 58210 2009-09-24 06:56:08Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: alienblaster
      Version: 1.1.0
      Category: games
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer

      Description: action loaded 2D arcade shooter for up to two players
      Long Description: ${description}

      Homepage: http://www.schwardtnet.de/alienblaster/
      Master Sites: ${homepage}archives/
      extract.suffix .tgz

      Checksums: md5 27412a868f7d4ae0949036aeb29a6691

      depends_lib path:lib/pkgconfig/sdl.pc:libsdl port:libsdl_mixer

      worksrcdir ${name}

      configure {
      reinplace "s|./images|${prefix}/share/${name}/images|g" ${worksrcpath}/src/global.h ${worksrcpath}/src/global.cc ${worksrcpath}/cfg/level1.cfg ${worksrcpath}/cfg/level2.cfg ${worksrcpath}/cfg/levelArcade.cfg
      reinplace "s|=images/|=${prefix}/share/${name}/images/|g" ${worksrcpath}/cfg/level1.cfg ${worksrcpath}/cfg/level2.cfg ${worksrcpath}/cfg/levelArcade.cfg
      reinplace "s|./cfg|${prefix}/etc/${name}|g" ${worksrcpath}/src/global.h ${worksrcpath}/src/global.cc
      reinplace "s|./sound|${prefix}/share/${name}/sound|g" ${worksrcpath}/src/global.h ${worksrcpath}/src/global.cc
      }

      destroot {
      xinstall -m 755 -s ${worksrcpath}/alienblaster ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/sound ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/images ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/cfg ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}
      }

      platform darwin {
      post-destroot {
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${applications_dir}/AlienBlaster.app/Contents/MacOS
      ln -s ${prefix}/bin/alienblaster ${destroot}${applications_dir}/AlienBlaster.app/Contents/MacOS/AlienBlaster
      }
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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