[89836] trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml
raimue at macports.org
raimue at macports.org
Sun Feb 12 12:41:02 PST 2012
Revision: 89836
http://trac.macports.org/changeset/89836
Author: raimue at macports.org
Date: 2012-02-12 12:41:00 -0800 (Sun, 12 Feb 2012)
Log Message:
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guide:
Split up installation instructions into sections for each Mac OS X release
Modified Paths:
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trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml
Modified: trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml
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--- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml 2012-02-12 18:27:07 UTC (rev 89835)
+++ trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml 2012-02-12 20:41:00 UTC (rev 89836)
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@
<section id="installing.x11">
<title>Install X11</title>
- <para>It is recommended that you install the X Window System (X11) even if
- you don't plan to run X11 applications immediately. Apple's X11 server is
- normally used to display X11 applications, though you could also install the
- xorg-server port. If Apple's X11 wasn't installed when Mac OS X was
- installed, follow these steps.</para>
+ <para>
+ X11.app allows you to run applications using the X Window System, which
+ is the traditional display server on most other UNIX like systems. Additionally, the
+ <ulink url="http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki"> Xquartz</ulink>
+ project provides an updated version of the X server.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ As of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, X11.app is included in the default
+ installation. You can just <link linkend="installing.xcode">skip this
+ section</link> for any later version of Mac OS X.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Insert the <quote>Mac OS X Install Disk</quote> and run the
@@ -91,8 +100,11 @@
<section id="installing.xcode">
<title>Install Xcode</title>
- <para>To install Xcode and the X11 SDK, follow the steps
- below.</para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html">Xcode</ulink>
+ is a package provided by Apple containing compilers, libraries and
+ additional tools required to develop applications for Mac OS X.
+ </para>
<note>
<para>Always make sure to install the latest available version of Xcode
@@ -102,75 +114,102 @@
to 10.6.</para>
</note>
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Download the <ulink
- url="http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html">latest version
- of Xcode</ulink> if you have the currently shipping release of
- Mac OS X. <note>Downloading Xcode from the Mac App Store does not install
- it. You need to manually run the installer in your Applications folder after
- downloading it.</note></para>
+ <para>Follow the instructions for your version of Mac OS X:</para>
- <para>If you are using Mac OS X 10.6, there are two branches of Xcode which could be
- considered to be the latest, 3.2.x and 4.0.x. Xcode 4 costs money, but
- Xcode 3 is still available free of charge. There are two options for
- downloading it:
+ <section id="installing.xcode.lion">
+ <title>Install Xcode on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Download the latest version of Xcode as a disk image <ulink
+ url="https://developer.apple.com/downloads/">from the Apple developer
+ website</ulink> or get it <ulink
+ url="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id448457090">using the Mac
+ App Store</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <note>
+ The Xcode download from the Mac App Store is not installed
+ automatically. You need to manually run the application
+ <quote>Install Xcode </quote> from your Applications folder.
+ </note>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="installing.xcode.snowleopard">
+ <title>Install Xcode on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard</title>
+
+ <para>If you are using Mac OS X 10.6, there are two branches of Xcode
+ which could be considered to be the latest, 3.2.x and 4.0.x. Xcode 4
+ costs money, but Xcode 3 is still available free of charge. There are
+ two options for downloading it:
<orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="https://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=20588">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="https://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=20588">
Xcode 3.2.2</ulink> - smaller download, but you will need to run Software Update after installing to
- get the latest version.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="https://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=20792">
- Xcode 3.2.6 and iOS SDK 4.3</ulink> - includes iOS SDK which is not needed for MacPorts.
- </para>
- </listitem>
+ get the latest version.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="https://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=20792">
+ Xcode 3.2.6 and iOS SDK 4.3</ulink> - includes iOS SDK which is not needed for MacPorts.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</orderedlist>
You may also be able to install Xcode 3.2 from your Mac OS X 10.6 DVD and then run Software Update to get
the latest version.
- </para>
+ </para>
- <para>If you have an earlier release of Mac OS X, you may download
+ <para>Ensure that those of the following options that are available in the
+ installer for your version of Xcode are selected:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>UNIX Development</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>System Tools</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>X11 SDK</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>Command Line Support</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="installing.xcode.other">
+ <title>Install Xcode on older releases of Mac OS X</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If you have an earlier release of Mac OS X, you may download
the latest version of Xcode
<ulink
- url="http://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=20491">for OS X 10.5 (v3.1.4)</ulink>
+ url="http://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=20491">for OS X 10.5 (v3.1.4)</ulink>
or
<ulink
- url="http://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=19907">for 10.4 (v2.5)</ulink>.</para>
- </listitem>
+ url="http://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/getSoftware?bundleID=19907">for 10.4 (v2.5)</ulink>.
+ </para>
- <listitem>
- <para>Run the Xcode package installer.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Ensure that those of the following options that are available in the
- installer for your version of Xcode are selected:
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <guibutton>UNIX Development</guibutton>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <guibutton>System Tools</guibutton>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <guibutton>X11 SDK</guibutton>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <guibutton>Command Line Support</guibutton>
- </listitem>
+ <para>Ensure that those of the following options that are available in the
+ installer for your version of Xcode are selected:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>UNIX Development</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>System Tools</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>X11 SDK</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <guibutton>Command Line Support</guibutton>
+ </listitem>
</orderedlist>
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Click <guibutton>Install</guibutton> to install Xcode.</para>
- </listitem>
- </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section>
<section id="installing.macports">
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