How to install Rabbit with MacPorts on Mac OS X

This document describes how to install Rabbit with MacPorts and how to use Rabbit on Mac OS X.

Requirements

The following programs are needed.

  • Xcode Tools (from Xcode Tools DVD or ADC)
  • X11 (from Mac OS X System DVD)

Remember to select "X11 SDK" when installing the Xcode Tools.

Install MacPorts

see <URL:http://www.macports.org/>.

installing Rabbit

You might want to do the following to update information for required ports.

~% sudo port sync

The following command will install rabbit and its dependencies.

~% sudo port install rb-rabbit

You can install these ports to make rabbit even better.

  • Ruby-GetText-Package (rb-gettext) - enable I18N message catalogs

  • net/irc (rb-net-irc) - rabbirc requires net/irc

    ~% sudo port install rb-gettext ~% sudo port install rb-net-irc

Rabbit without X11

If you want to run rabbit without X11, install pango, cairo and gtk2 without X11 before install rb-rabbit.

~% sudo port install pango +no_x11 +quartz
~% sudo port install cairo +no_x11 +quartz
~% sudo port install gtk2 +no_x11 +quartz

tips for X11 environment

launch X11.app

Rabbit requires X11.app, which is under /Applications/Utilities/.

DISPLAY environment variable

Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier, DISPLAY environment was not declared. Remember to set this variable.

upgrade Rabbit

the following operation upgrades your Rabbit.

~% sudo port sync
~% sudo port upgrade rb-rabbit

If you want to upgrade Rabbit only (rb-rabbit), you can upgrade with the "-n" option.

~% sudo port -n upgrade rb-rabbit

Contact

  • Users group
  • Kimura Wataru (kimuraw at i nifty.jp) - maintainer of Rabbit MacPorts