Flashdot version 0.7.8 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.7.8

      View the most recent changes for the flashdot port at: flashdot.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for flashdot.
      The raw portfile for flashdot 0.7.8 is located here:
      http://flashdot.darwinports.com/dports/science/flashdot/Portfile
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      The flashdot Portfile 57378 2009-09-10 08:38:23Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: flashdot
      Version: 0.7.8
      Category: science
      Maintainers: macports tobias-elze.de
      Description: FlashDot is a generator for psychophysical experiments.
      Long Description: FlashDot is intended for generating and presenting visual perceptual experiments that require a high temporal precision. It is controlled by a simple experiment building language and allows experiment generation with either a text or a graphical editor.
      Homepage: http://flashdot.sourceforge.net
      Platform: darwin
      fetch.type svn
      worksrcdir src
      svn.url https://flashdot.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/flashdot/trunk/src
      svn.revision 78
      # Use checkout as the version calculation makes certain assumptions
      # When 1.8 is released, svn.method can be set without the if{}
      if {[info exists svn.method]} {
      svn.method checkout
      }
      depends_lib port:ocamlsdl port:ocamlgsl port:lablgl
      use_parallel_build no

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

     Where to find more information:

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