.. linebreak:: .. note:: Laila Al-Madhagi contributed the following notes gathered during an installation of the :demeter:`demeter` package for MacPorts. Additional notes on installing the MacPorts package =================================================== #. Install Xcode and Xcode Command Line Tools: If using the latest operating system, then you will find Xcode in the :quoted:`App Store`. If using an older operating system, you will find Xcode and the Command Line Tools from the `Mac Developer `_ website #. Open :program:`Terminal` and agree to Xcode license by typing :: xcodebuild --licence #. Install MacPorts for your version of Mac OS X from MacPorts website #. Open :program:`Terminal` and type in: :: sudo port install xorg-server demeter My operating system is El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11.1) and it took me a long time to install :demeter:`demeter` because MacPorts automated builder for El Capitan was not ready at the time of installation; hence, it took longer time to install Demeter. #. Launch :demeter:`athena` by typing ``Athena`` in :program:`Terminal`. Do the same for :demeter:`artemis` and :demeter:`hephaestus` Problems during installation ---------------------------- :quoted:`No destroot found` caused when installing a port (e.g. :file:`libpixman`) fails and an error message of :quoted:`no destroot found` occur. What you need to do is to clean the affected port and try again (example below is for libpixman port) :: sudo port clean libpixman Then :: sudo port install xorg-server demeter Problems after installation --------------------------- - After Launching :demeter:`athena` and whenever I tried to import data, I got a message saying that I need to install the ``Encoding:: FixLatin::XS`` module. So, go to :program:`Terminal` and type :: sudo port install p5.22-encoding-fixlatin-xs At the beginning I could not launch :demeter:`artemis` and I would get the following message in :program:`Terminal`: :: Can’t locate Heap/Fibobacci... So, go to :program:`Terminal` and type :: sudo port install p5.22-heap - No plot window in Athena: the :configparam:`gnuplot,terminal` value should be ``wxt``. If no plot window appears, it is because :configparam:`gnuplot,terminal` is not ``wxt``. Launch :demeter:`athena`, Open :guilabel:`Preferences` from :demeter:`athena`'s main menu. Open :guilabel:`gnuplot`, choose :guilabel:`terminal`, then set the value to ``wxt``. ``aqua`` is another terminal choice that may work, although deglitching and the pluck buttons probably won't work with the ``aqua`` terminal. Great help from Macports ------------------------ - Macports problem hotlist: `Macports problem hotlist `_ - Remember to browse through the older tickets `Macports ticket search `_ - File new ticket `Macports new ticket `_