Bibledit-Gtk 4.8 on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7

Notes about how to install Bibledit-Gtk on OS X.

Install Xcode

10.6 Snow Leopard: Insert the Mac OS X Install DVD, go to folder "Optional Installs", and install "Xcode".

10.7 Lion: Go to https://developer.apple.com/downloads, download "Xcode", and install it. Open Launchpad and run "Install Xcode". Also download and install "Command Line Tools for Xcode".

Note: Instead of installing Xcode, you can also install XQuartz.

Terminal

Open the "Applications" folder in Finder. Scroll down and click "Utilities". Click Terminal. The terminal will open.

Update the search path. In the terminal, type:

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

Reboot the computer for the updated search path to take effect.

MacPorts

MacPorts is available from http://www.macports.org. Follow the instructions on the site to install MacPorts.

Update MacPorts: In the Terminal, type:

sudo port selfupdate

Bibledit

The easiest way is to just install it with MacPorts: sudo port uninstall --follow-dependencies bibleditsudo port clean --all bibleditsudo port install bibledit
In a few cases a crash was reported in Bibledit-Gtk when installed from MacPorts. This is how to fix it:sudo port clean --all bibleditInstall Bibledit-Gtk from source, see Install Bibledit.

Run

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

Open a Terminal.

Start bibledit: Type

bibledit-gtk

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