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The py-bsddb Portfile 57613 2009-09-14 06:21:22Z toby macports.org $

PortSystem 1.0
PortGroup python24 1.0

Name: py-bsddb
Version: 2.5.2
Category: python databases
Platform: darwin
Maintainers: mww
Description: Python bindings to the db4 and db3 library
Long Description: ${description}

Homepage: http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-dbm.html
Master Sites: http://www.python.org/ftp/python/${version}/
distname Python-${version}
dist_subdir python24
Checksums: sha1 4755d212f50af704c20224a6966e23acc5aea60f
use_bzip2 yes

worksrcdir ${worksrcdir}/Modules

extract.post_args "| tar -xf - ${distname}/Modules/bsddbmodule.c ${distname}/Modules/_bsddb.c"
post-extract {
file copy ${filespath}/setup.py ${worksrcpath}
}

set libdir ${prefix}/lib/db46
set incdir ${prefix}/include/db46
depends_lib-append port:db46

post-patch {
reinplace "s|__VERSION__|${version}|g" ${worksrcpath}/setup.py
reinplace "s|__LIBDIR__|${libdir}|g" ${worksrcpath}/setup.py
reinplace "s|__INCDIR__|${incdir}|g" ${worksrcpath}/setup.py
}

livecheck.type regex
livecheck.url http://www.python.org/download/releases/
livecheck.regex Python (2.4.\[0-9\]+)

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/py-bsddb
%  sudo port install py-bsddb  
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 py-bsddb
--->  Verifying checksum for py-bsddb
--->  Extracting py-bsddb
--->  Configuring py-bsddb
--->  Building py-bsddb with target all

--->  Staging py-bsddb into destroot

--->  Installing py-bsddb

- 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 py-bsddb with these commands:

%  man py-bsddb
%  apropos py-bsddb
%  which py-bsddb
%  locate py-bsddb

 Where to find more information: