Geos version 3.1.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 3.1.1

      View the most recent changes for the geos port at: geos.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for geos.
      The raw portfile for geos 3.1.1 is located here:
      http://geos.darwinports.com/dports/science/geos/Portfile
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      The geos Portfile 58199 2009-09-24 00:55:25Z jann macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: geos
      Version: 3.1.1
      Category: science
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: gaige.net:opendarwin

      Description: GEOS Geometry Engine - Open Source
      Long Description: A C++ port of the Java Topology Suite, providing OpenGIS Simple Features for SQL spatial predicate functions and spatial operators, as well as specific JTS topology functions. Used by PostGIS.

      Homepage: http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/
      Master Sites: http://download.osgeo.org/geos/
      use_bzip2 yes

      Checksums: md5 196f4424aa4ef94476e6886d3a964fb6 sha1 cafb76a3e5fbcd7d9588d3fdcec8fa4fcd8b9fa4 rmd160 a3254a7a8cdfccaefaa2f438577f4ebd0c8929ac

      test.run yes
      test.cmd make
      test.target check

      use_parallel_build yes

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.url ${homepage}
      livecheck.regex {geos-(\d+(?:\.\d+)*).tar.bz2}

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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