Mac OS X Installation and Configuration
MacPorts requires Mac OS X 10.4.x and Apple’s Xcode programing suite. If you are not running these, here are some checklist notes on a clean Mac OS X installation. Otherwise refer to the MacPorts instructions in the menu at left, and proceed with downloading, installing and configuring MacPorts.
1. Erase hard drive with Disk Utility application. This is where you might choose to partition the
drive - it can be helpful to have two partitions on a development system: one with the OS X
installer on it, and the other as the development OS X environment. This way, you can always
erase the development environment and re-install it. You may even want other partitions.
2. Install OS X 10.4. Insert your OSX X DVD and restart the computer holding down the C key. Alternatively, you could have selected the Install DVD using Startup Disk under System Preferences.
3. Install XcodeTools (and WebObjects if you want them). Apple currently has the latest version of the Xcode programing suite available at http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/.
4. Run Software Update and run all updaters. Select Software Update from the Apple menu. When you have run the updaters, select it again, until you are told that your software is up to date.
5. Set root password. You will need to have a root password set. There are two ways to do this - either from the command line, where you type sudo passwd root, and enter the password when prompted; if you are more of a GUI person, make sure you are logged in as an Admin user, then launch the NetInfo Manager application (in the Application/Utilities folder). From the top menu bar of the NetInfo Manager, select the “Security” item then select “Enable root user”. You will have to enter the administrator’s password to authenticate yourself.
2. Install OS X 10.4. Insert your OSX X DVD and restart the computer holding down the C key. Alternatively, you could have selected the Install DVD using Startup Disk under System Preferences.
3. Install XcodeTools (and WebObjects if you want them). Apple currently has the latest version of the Xcode programing suite available at http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/.
4. Run Software Update and run all updaters. Select Software Update from the Apple menu. When you have run the updaters, select it again, until you are told that your software is up to date.
5. Set root password. You will need to have a root password set. There are two ways to do this - either from the command line, where you type sudo passwd root, and enter the password when prompted; if you are more of a GUI person, make sure you are logged in as an Admin user, then launch the NetInfo Manager application (in the Application/Utilities folder). From the top menu bar of the NetInfo Manager, select the “Security” item then select “Enable root user”. You will have to enter the administrator’s password to authenticate yourself.
