Neverball version 1.4.0 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.4.0

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      The raw portfile for neverball 1.4.0 is located here:
      http://neverball.darwinports.com/dports/games/neverball/Portfile
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      The neverball Portfile 50984 2009-05-14 21:08:43Z and.damore macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: neverball
      Version: 1.4.0
      Revision: 1
      Category: games
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: gmail.com:mvitocruz
      Description: Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course.
      Long Description: Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill.

      Homepage: http://icculus.org/neverball/
      Master Sites: ${homepage}
      Checksums: md5 a6cd860f1c2b7d8cecbcfc05ff228ef0
      Patch Files: patch-Makefile.diff patch-ball-main.c patch-putt-main.c

      depends_lib bin:sdl-config:libsdl lib:libSDL_image:libsdl_image lib:libSDL_mixer:libsdl_mixer lib:libSDL_ttf:libsdl_ttf

      configure {
      reinplace "s|./data|${prefix}/share/${name}|g" ${worksrcpath}/share/config.h
      }

      destroot {
      xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/data ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}
      xinstall -s -m 755 ${worksrcpath}/neverball ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall -s -m 755 ${worksrcpath}/neverputt ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      }

      platform darwin {
      pre-destroot {
      xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}/Applications/MacPorts/Neverball.app/Contents/MacOS ${destroot}/Applications/MacPorts/Neverputt.app/Contents/MacOS
      system "ln -s ${prefix}/bin/neverball ${destroot}/Applications/MacPorts/Neverball.app/Contents/MacOS/Neverball"
      system "ln -s ${prefix}/bin/neverputt ${destroot}/Applications/MacPorts/Neverputt.app/Contents/MacOS/Neverputt"
      }
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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