Installing AMC with MacPorts on macOS

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h1. Installing AMC on macOS with MacPorts
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The installation guide requires some knowledge about Unix tools, the use of command lines, the installation of "MacPorts":http://www.macports.org. You must also have administrative rights on the computer. It is therefore not intended for everyone.
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h2. Prerequisites
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To work with its interface, AMC requires the Linux Libertine, the MacPorts installation system and an X Window System or X11 graphical environment.
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h3. Linux Libertine font
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Linux Libertine font is a free font that covers code pages for Latin languages​​, Greek, Cyrillic languages​​, Hebrew, the International Phonetic Alphabet (and other). You need to download the package "OTF" on "sourceforge":https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxlibertine/ site.
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*Caution*: X Window Ssstem does not recognize the fonts installed in the user's folder. You must install the fonts by moving them in the "@/Library/Fonts@" folder.
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h3. MacPorts
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MacPorts is a system that compiles, installs and manages open source software. You need to download the installation package for your version of macOS from the "MacPorts":http://www.macports.org and install MacPorts. Follow the instructions carefully and don't forget to install Xcode.
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h3. X Window System environment
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MacOS does not contain the standard X11 graphical environment. If you haven't the "XQuartz":http://xquartz.macosforge.org application installed you should install X Window with MacPorts.
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To install X Window with MacPorts, use the following command.
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<pre>sudo port install xorg-server xterm xman xlogo</pre>
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*Caution*: for the X Window System environment to be correctly taken into account, after its installation you must leave your session and connect again.
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h2. Installing AMC
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It is possible to install one of the two versions of AMC. Either the @stable@ version (currently, version 1.4.0 of 12/29/2018), or the @development@ version (currently, version 1.5.0_rc2-2-gd3d7ea2 of 2/20/2021). The @stable@ version evolves slowly and version changes are infrequent. Several months or years may pass between two version changes. The @development@ version is subject to more frequent changes. Some of the new features have not been fully tested and may not work as expected.
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It is not possible to install both the @stable@ and the @development@ version. If one of these versions is installed, you must uninstall it before installing the other version.
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For installation and operation AMC requires a @LaTeX@ environment. The standard installation will use MacPorts to install this environment. If you are using "MacTeX":http://www.tug.org/mactex/ and want AMC to use @MacTeX@ instead of the MacPort environment, the installation process differs from the standard installation. You should follow either the instructions of the standard installation, or those of the installation of a version of AMC using MacTeX. These descriptions assume that you have a fresh and up-to-date MacPorts installation.
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If needed, update you Macports installation with the following commands.
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<pre>sudo port selfupdate
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sudo port upgrade outdated</pre>
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h3. Standard installation
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The standard installation uses MacPorts to install the LaTeX environment needed by AMC. Use the following command to install the @stable@ version of AMC.
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<pre>sudo port install auto-multiple-choice</pre>
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Or use the following command to install the @development@ version of AMC.
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<pre>sudo port install auto-multiple-choice-devel</pre>
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h3. Installing AMC for use with MacTeX
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MacPorts build tools must be able to access MacTeX tools. For example, with the MacTeX 2018 installation, these tools are available in the @"/Library/TeX/texbin"@ folder. The MacPorts configuration needs to be changed to include this folder in MacPorts @path@.
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Be careful, as noted in the "MacPorts documentation":https://guide.macports.org/chunked/internals.configuration-files.html, changing MacPorts' @path@ can have unpredictable effects and consequences for others tools. It must be avoided.
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Edit the @/opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf@ file to add the following line.
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<pre>binpath               /opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin</pre>
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For the stable version of AMC, you must start the installation with the following command.
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<pre>sudo port install auto-multiple-choice +mactex</pre>
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And for the development version of AMC it is necessary to use the command which follows.
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<pre>sudo port install auto-multiple-choice-devel +mactex</pre>
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The installation may take a while. When it is complete and if there is no error, AMC is ready to be used.
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h2. Using AMC
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You can start from the terminal or from the X Window system.
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h3. In the Terminal
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<pre>auto-multiple-choice</pre>
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This command will launch XQuartz and AMC application.
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h3. In the X Window System
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The X Window system can be provided by the XQuartz application (in the @Applications@ folder) or the X11 application (in the @Applications/MacPorts@ folder). Launch the application.
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!xquartz.png!
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We can immediately set the application to facilitate the launch of AMC. Open the @Applications > Customize...@ menu.
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!xquartz-menu-applications-personnaliser.png!
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In the Personalization window, click the button @Add an entry@.
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!xquartz-fenetre-personnaliser-menu-applications.png!
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Set "@Auto Multiple Choice@" in the @Name@ column and "@LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 auto-multiple-choice@" in the @Command@ column of the new menu item.
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!xquartz-fenetre-personnaliser-menu-applications-2.png!
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Close the Customize window, then select the @Applications > Auto Multiple Choice@ menu.
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!xquartz-menu-applications-amc.png!
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AMC window should appear.
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!auto-multiple-choice-window.png!
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Auto-multiple-choice is now ready to work.
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h2. Links
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* Linux Libertine fonts, "https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxlibertine/":https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxlibertine/
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* MacPorts, "http://www.macports.org":http://www.macports.org.
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* MacTeX, "http://www.tug.org/mactex/":http://www.tug.org/mactex/
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* XQuartz, "http://xquartz.macosforge.org":http://xquartz.macosforge.org.