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This page gives you an overview about how to get EiffelStudio running on your Mac.
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This page gives you an overview about how to get EiffelStudio running on your Mac (Mavericks or above).
  
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== Installation ==
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==Requirements==
  
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=== Using binary packages ===
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*'''X11 (XQuartz)''': install version 2.7.5 minimum from http://xquartz.macosforge.org.
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*You will need to install '''Xcode''' from the App Store. After installing Xcode, make sure to install the command line tools by typing:
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<pre>
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xcode-select --install
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</pre>
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This will popup a dialog asking if you want to install the command line developer tools.
  
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# Install the latest version of [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/WikiStart XQuartz]: [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/X11-2.4.0.dmg download]
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{{Note|If you have an OS older than 10.10 (e.g. 10.9.5) you might have a problem installing Xcode from the App Store. You can then go to https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ (Apple ID needed). Remember to install the command line tools.}}
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# Install the EiffelStudio 6.4 Mac package: [http://dfurrer.com/files/eiffelstudio64.dmg download]
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{{Note| Advanced users may not need to install Xcode as long as you install the '''development tools'''. Even though you save in download time, you might waste  a lot of time trying to fix missing dependencies. In other words, unless you are feeling adventurous, do install Xcode.}}
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== Installation ==
  
 
=== Using MacPorts ===
 
=== Using MacPorts ===
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The officially supported versions of Mac OS X are 10.4 and 10.5.
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MacPorts is a tool that allows you to use many Unix applications on the Mac. We have created a package in the MacPorts repository that allows you to to install Eiffel Studio with all dependencies in a convenient way. First, install [http://guide.macports.org/#installing MacPorts].
  
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MacPorts is a great tool that allows you to use many Unix applications on the Mac. We have created a package in the MacPorts repository that allows you to to install Eiffel Studio with all dependencies in a convenient way. First, install MacPorts as described [http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/InstallingMacPorts here].
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Now simply type (from a bash [http://guides.macrumors.com/Terminal terminal]):
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Now simply type:
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sudo port install eiffelstudio64
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sudo port install eiffelstudio
 
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and you're ready to go (after a few hours compiling that is :)). Compiling on a new Intel Mac reportedly takes about an hour. An old 800 MHz PowerPC takes about seven hours.
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This will actually compile and install the whole EiffelStudio delivery. This takes about 15 minutes on a 2013 Mac.
  
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A fairly recent development package is available under the name eiffelstudio65. (Both packages can be installed simultaneously)
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When a new release of EiffelStudio becomes available, it may take some weeks before it's available from MacPorts. You can check by running this command:
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port info eiffelstudio
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</pre>
  
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When a new version of EiffelStudio becomes available, you can upgrade like so:
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Once the new release is available, you can upgrade like so:
 
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sudo port selfupdate
 
sudo port selfupdate
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sudo port upgrade eiffelstudio65
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sudo port upgrade outdated
 
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</pre>
  
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The installer from the previous subsection is actually created using MacPorts as well using the mpkg command. For more information take a look at the [http://guide.macports.org MacPorts Guide]
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=== Using Homebrew ===
  
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== Starting EiffelStudio ==
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{{Warning|As of 2015, the graphical version of EiffelStudio won't work in Homebrew due to a bug in the GTK package included in Homebrew. However all the command line tools will work.}}
  
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Simply navigate to /Applications/MacPorts/Eiffel<nn> and double click the EiffelStudio icon.
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A light-weight alternative to installing MacPorts is [https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Installation.md#installation Homebrew].
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Once Homebrew is installed type the following commands to install EiffelStudio (from a bash [http://guides.macrumors.com/Terminal terminal]):
  
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Alternatively, you can also start EiffelStudio from the command line by entering the command 'estudio' or use the command-line eiffel compiler 'ec'.
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brew update
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brew install eiffelstudio
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</pre>
  
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=== Using binary packages ===
  
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{{Warning|This method still requires an initial installation via MacPorts or Homebrew.}}
  
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== FAQ ==
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Download the latest .tar.bz2 package from the Eiffel Software site that matches MacPorts or Homebrew. Then follow the same [https://docs.eiffel.com/book/eiffelstudio/eiffelstudio-linux instructions as the Linux version] to setup the environment variables needed to run EiffelStudio. Keep the ISE_PLATFORM value to macosx-x86-64.
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====I get a crash with a Permission denied: Operating system error, how do I fix it?====
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Delete the .ec directory in your home directory.
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== Starting EiffelStudio installed via MacPorts ==
  
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Simply navigate to /Applications/MacPorts/Eiffel''XX'' and double click the EiffelStudio icon.
  
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Precompiles did not work on the Mac before EiffelStudio 6.4 due to a limitation of the linker. To work around this issue you have to disable the precompiles with those versions.
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Alternatively, you can also start EiffelStudio from the command line by entering the command 'estudio' or use the command-line eiffel compiler 'ec'.
  
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{{Note|When you create a project, EiffelStudio will ask if you want to perform precompiles – say no. Then disable the precompiles for this project through the Project>Project menu. In the 'Groups>Precompile' section, remove all precompiles (eg., base_pre). Select the 'base_pre' precompile and click the red cross delete tool at the top of the window.}}
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==Hints==
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* Pick and Drop works with Apple-key + mouse click.
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* To set up the correct (default) browsers use "open" as your command-line browser in Tools>Preferences...
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* The F10 and F11 debugging shortcuts conflict with the standard Exposé keys. Here are some workarounds:
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{{Note|Precompiling the Eiffel libraries after installing the Port is possible, there are security policies to take into account. The Port installs EiffelStudio under the system's ''/Application/MacPorts'' directory and '''not''' the user ''~/Application/MacPorts''. Due of this, EiffelStudio must be run as a super user and the precompiles build using the '''Tools''' > '''Precompile Wizard''' option. Alternatively, alter the base installation path when requesting to install the Port.}}
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** Use the toolbar instead.
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** Reassign these shortcuts in EiffelStudio (Tools>Preferences).
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** Reassign the Exposé keys in System Preferences.
  
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=== Why does EiffelStudio on the Mac suck so much? ===
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== FAQ ==
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* It doesn't.
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=== How can I make EiffelStudio on the Mac look nicer? ===
 
=== How can I make EiffelStudio on the Mac look nicer? ===
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* Use the gtk clearlooks theme from MacPorts (packages gtk2-clearlooks and gtk-theme-switch, then run 'switch2')
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* From macports, install the gtk2 (if not already installed) and gtk-chtheme packets. Then run gtk-chtheme and you get a nice GUI to choose your theme. Additional GTK themes can be put in  /opt/local/share/themes/ (There a thousands of them on the web, for example here : [http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2 http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2])
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=== Typing ec or estudio on the command line doesn't work ===
 
=== Typing ec or estudio on the command line doesn't work ===
 
To run the '''ec''' compiler from your shell, set up variables similar to these (e.g. in ~/.profile):
 
To run the '''ec''' compiler from your shell, set up variables similar to these (e.g. in ~/.profile):
 
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# Setting variables for EiffelStudio.
 
# Setting variables for EiffelStudio.
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export ISE_EIFFEL=/Applications/MacPorts/Eiffel64
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export ISE_EIFFEL=/Applications/MacPorts/Eiffel66
 
export ISE_PLATFORM=macosx-ppc (or macosx-x86)
 
export ISE_PLATFORM=macosx-ppc (or macosx-x86)
 
export ISE_PROJECTS=$HOME
 
export ISE_PROJECTS=$HOME
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==Hints==
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===The latest release of EiffelStudio isn't available yet via MacPorts===
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* Pick and Drop works with Apple-key + mouse click.
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* To set up the correct (default) browsers use "open" as your command-line browser in Tools>Preferences...
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If you want to upgrade to the latest release of EiffelStudio, but it isn't available yet via MacPorts, the easiest and quickest thing is to install from binary packages as noted above. Nonetheless, if you really want to install it via MacPorts, here's how.
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* The F10 and F11 debugging shortcuts conflict with the standard Exposé keys. Here are some workarounds:
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** Use the toolbar instead.
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MacPorts installs a particular version of EiffelStudio by following the rules defined in a '''Portfile'''. For example, http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/lang/eiffelstudio71/Portfile is the Portfile for EiffelStudio 7.1. The person who maintains EiffelStudio for MacPorts has to write this file and upload it, but they might not have done so yet. You could make enquiries about when it will be available, but if you want to get the latest urgently it isn't hard to write your own Portfile and run it locally. Here's how.
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** Reassign these shortcuts in EiffelStudio (Tools>Preferences).
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** Reassign the Exposé keys in System Preferences.
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http://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories explains how to do it.
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* The version of '''X11 installed with Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.0 and 10.5.1 does not work'''. The 10.5.2 and later updates are probably ok, however, but if you're having problems have a look at http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/xquartz. For more details, see http://www.eiffelroom.com/blog/paulbates/a_little_help_for_mac_users which pre-dates the release of 10.5.2.
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# Go to https://sourceforge.net/projects/eiffelstudio/files and download the relevant PorterPackage file.
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# Run '''openssl''' to find out the '''checksum''' of the PorterPackage file. E.g., for EiffelStudio 7.2 the command is '''openssl rmd160 ~/Downloads/PorterPackage_72_91284_gpl.tar'''.
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# Open /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf in a text editor (with super user privileges). Insert a line as explained on http://guide.macports.org, e.g., file:///Applications/MacPorts/ports
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# Create the Portfile in a text editor, e.g., file:///Applications/MacPorts/ports/lang/eiffelstudio72/Portfile
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#* Copy the contents of the most recently available EiffelStudio Portfile (e.g., from http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/lang/eiffelstudio71/Portfile) into your Portfile.
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#* Correct the '''name''', '''minor_version''' and '''version'''.
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#* Make sure that the '''distname''' will resolve to the current PorterPackage file name that you see on https://sourceforge.net/projects/eiffelstudio/files
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#* Set the first '''checksums''' to the value that you got earlier from running openssl.
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#* You've finished writing your Portfile. Save it!
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# Go to the ports directory, e.g., cd /Applications/MacPorts/ports
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# sudo portindex
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# You should now be able to install in the usual way, e.g., sudo port install eiffelstudio72

Latest revision as of 20:03, 13 May 2016


This page gives you an overview about how to get EiffelStudio running on your Mac (Mavericks or above).

Requirements

  • X11 (XQuartz): install version 2.7.5 minimum from http://xquartz.macosforge.org.
  • You will need to install Xcode from the App Store. After installing Xcode, make sure to install the command line tools by typing:
xcode-select --install

This will popup a dialog asking if you want to install the command line developer tools.

Information.png Note: If you have an OS older than 10.10 (e.g. 10.9.5) you might have a problem installing Xcode from the App Store. You can then go to https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ (Apple ID needed). Remember to install the command line tools.

Information.png Note: Advanced users may not need to install Xcode as long as you install the development tools. Even though you save in download time, you might waste a lot of time trying to fix missing dependencies. In other words, unless you are feeling adventurous, do install Xcode.

Installation

Using MacPorts

MacPorts is a tool that allows you to use many Unix applications on the Mac. We have created a package in the MacPorts repository that allows you to to install Eiffel Studio with all dependencies in a convenient way. First, install MacPorts.

Now simply type (from a bash terminal): 

sudo port install eiffelstudio

This will actually compile and install the whole EiffelStudio delivery. This takes about 15 minutes on a 2013 Mac.

When a new release of EiffelStudio becomes available, it may take some weeks before it's available from MacPorts. You can check by running this command: 

port info eiffelstudio

Once the new release is available, you can upgrade like so: 

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port upgrade outdated

Using Homebrew

Warning.png Warning: As of 2015, the graphical version of EiffelStudio won't work in Homebrew due to a bug in the GTK package included in Homebrew. However all the command line tools will work.

A light-weight alternative to installing MacPorts is Homebrew. Once Homebrew is installed type the following commands to install EiffelStudio (from a bash terminal): 

brew update
brew install eiffelstudio

Using binary packages

Warning.png Warning: This method still requires an initial installation via MacPorts or Homebrew.

Download the latest .tar.bz2 package from the Eiffel Software site that matches MacPorts or Homebrew. Then follow the same instructions as the Linux version to setup the environment variables needed to run EiffelStudio. Keep the ISE_PLATFORM value to macosx-x86-64.

Starting EiffelStudio installed via MacPorts

Simply navigate to /Applications/MacPorts/EiffelXX and double click the EiffelStudio icon.

Alternatively, you can also start EiffelStudio from the command line by entering the command 'estudio' or use the command-line eiffel compiler 'ec'.

Hints

  • Pick and Drop works with Apple-key + mouse click.
  • To set up the correct (default) browsers use "open" as your command-line browser in Tools>Preferences...
  • The F10 and F11 debugging shortcuts conflict with the standard Exposé keys. Here are some workarounds:
    • Use the toolbar instead.
    • Reassign these shortcuts in EiffelStudio (Tools>Preferences).
    • Reassign the Exposé keys in System Preferences.

FAQ

How can I make EiffelStudio on the Mac look nicer?

  • From macports, install the gtk2 (if not already installed) and gtk-chtheme packets. Then run gtk-chtheme and you get a nice GUI to choose your theme. Additional GTK themes can be put in /opt/local/share/themes/ (There a thousands of them on the web, for example here : http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2)

Typing ec or estudio on the command line doesn't work

To run the ec compiler from your shell, set up variables similar to these (e.g. in ~/.profile): 

# Setting variables for EiffelStudio.
export ISE_EIFFEL=/Applications/MacPorts/Eiffel66
export ISE_PLATFORM=macosx-ppc (or macosx-x86)
export ISE_PROJECTS=$HOME
export ES_PATH=$ISE_EIFFEL/studio/spec/$ISE_PLATFORM/bin
export PATH=$ES_PATH:$PATH

The latest release of EiffelStudio isn't available yet via MacPorts

If you want to upgrade to the latest release of EiffelStudio, but it isn't available yet via MacPorts, the easiest and quickest thing is to install from binary packages as noted above. Nonetheless, if you really want to install it via MacPorts, here's how.

MacPorts installs a particular version of EiffelStudio by following the rules defined in a Portfile. For example, http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/lang/eiffelstudio71/Portfile is the Portfile for EiffelStudio 7.1. The person who maintains EiffelStudio for MacPorts has to write this file and upload it, but they might not have done so yet. You could make enquiries about when it will be available, but if you want to get the latest urgently it isn't hard to write your own Portfile and run it locally. Here's how.

http://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories explains how to do it.

  1. Go to https://sourceforge.net/projects/eiffelstudio/files and download the relevant PorterPackage file.
  2. Run openssl to find out the checksum of the PorterPackage file. E.g., for EiffelStudio 7.2 the command is openssl rmd160 ~/Downloads/PorterPackage_72_91284_gpl.tar.
  3. Open /opt/local/etc/macports/sources.conf in a text editor (with super user privileges). Insert a line as explained on http://guide.macports.org, e.g., file:///Applications/MacPorts/ports
  4. Create the Portfile in a text editor, e.g., file:///Applications/MacPorts/ports/lang/eiffelstudio72/Portfile
  5. Go to the ports directory, e.g., cd /Applications/MacPorts/ports
  6. sudo portindex
  7. You should now be able to install in the usual way, e.g., sudo port install eiffelstudio72
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