Magic version 7.5.180 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Friday the 19th of March, 2010

    version 7.5.180

      View the most recent changes for the magic port at: magic.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for magic.
      The raw portfile for magic 7.5.180 is located here:
      http://magic.darwinports.com/dports/science/magic/Portfile
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      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; truncate-lines: t; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The magic Portfile 55066 2009-08-06 14:04:41Z snc macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: magic
      Version: 7.5.180

      Category: science
      Maintainers: waqar
      Description: A VLSI Layout System

      Long Description: Magic is a venerable VLSI layout tool, written in the 1980's at Berkeley. Magic is widely cited as being the easiest tool to use for circuit layout, even for people who ultimately rely on commercial tools for their product design flow.

      Platform: darwin

      Homepage: http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic

      Master Sites: http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic/archive

      extract.suffix .tgz

      depends_lib port:tcl port:tk

      Checksums: md5 71825268a02acb646df33f9e52f73a0a sha1 f00dd569e9a8078b4570ae598fb2804bffa31ff0 rmd160 764d69305ae370fc433f24c7715aab9a83b57d11

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --infodir=${prefix}/share/info

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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