Version 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7

These instructions install Bibledit on OS X.

Install Xcode

Xcode is on the installation DVD that came with your OS X software. This DVD is marked "Mac OS X Snow Leopard Install DVD". Insert this DVD into the drive. A window will open. In this window, double-click "Optional Installs". A new window opens, and here double-click "Xcode.mpkg". The installer will open, and follow the instructions on the screen to install it.

X11 terminal

Click the "Applications" icon at the bottom. Scroll down a bit and click "Utilities". Scroll down to the bottom, and click X11. A terminal, called xterm, will open.

Update the search path, so that programs, still to be installed, can be found. In the terminal, type

cd

and then type

echo export PATH=$PATH:/opt/local/bin >> .bashrc

Now close the X11 terminal through menu X11 - Quit X11..

Then start a new X11 terminal.

MacPorts

MacPorts is available from http://www.macports.org. Follow the instructions on the site to install MacPorts. If through, continue with the next steps.

If the port was installed a while ago, and you wish to update it, in xterm, type

sudo port selfupdate

and provide the password when asked. Let the update finish. It takes a while.

Dependencies

To install gtk2, in the terminal type

sudo port install gtk2

and provide the password when asked.

Do the same for other software:

sudo port install git-core
sudo port install libgtkhtml3
sudo port install gtksourceview2
sudo port install webkit-gtk

If anything fails to compile, try again, it probably will succeed then. If a problem persists, help is at www.macports.org.

Then enable dbus to launch at startup:

sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist

After these commands have been given it is necessary to reboot the computer.

Bibledit

The easiest way is to just install it with MacPorts: 'sudo port install bibledit'.Else you may install it from source, see Install Bibledit.

Run

To run Bibledit, do the following every time you use it:

Open an X11 terminal. Be sure this is not a normal Terminal, but the X11 terminal.

Start bibledit: Type

bibledit-gtk

If you do not start Bibledit this way, it will run with errors, and it will not be fully functional.

Notes