Bashdb version 4.0-0.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 4.0-0.3

      View the most recent changes for the bashdb port at: bashdb.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for bashdb.
      The raw portfile for bashdb 4.0-0.3 is located here:
      http://bashdb.darwinports.com/dports/devel/bashdb/Portfile
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      The bashdb Portfile 57601 2009-09-14 01:13:27Z aecollins1 macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: bashdb
      Version: 4.0-0.3
      Category: devel
      Maintainers: aecollins1
      Description: Debugger for scripts written in BASH

      Long Description: bashdb is a script debugger for BASH that follows the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) command syntax. bashdb can run your script, stop it on specified conditions, help you examine what has happened when it has stopped, and allow you to modify parts of your script so that you can experiment with your code and fix problems once they are identified.

      Homepage: http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/
      Platform: darwin

      Master Sites: sourceforge

      Checksums: md5 5fe0cc94a24fefd52f5ec6887ab49e04 sha1 23cf668fe4f303849442f0edb7137bb62b2d1daf rmd160 30a2431c67987453f253ee721a02ab8d4818f029

      test.run yes
      test.target check

      livecheck.type sourceforge


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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