Asco version 0.4.6 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 0.4.6

      View the most recent changes for the asco port at: asco.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for asco.
      The raw portfile for asco 0.4.6 is located here:
      http://asco.darwinports.com/dports/science/asco/Portfile
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      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The asco Portfile 54334 2009-07-25 02:29:44Z rowue macports.org $
      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: asco
      Version: 0.4.6
      Revision: 1
      Category: science math
      Maintainers: rowue
      Platform: darwin
      Description: A SPICE Circuit Optimizer
      Long Description: ASCO project aims to bring circuit optimization capabilities to existing SPICE simulators using a high-performance parallel differential evolution (DE) optimization algorithm. Currently out-of-the-box support for Eldo (TM), HSPICE (R), LTspice (TM), Spectre (R) and Qucs exist.
      depends_lib port:automake
      Homepage: http://asco.sourceforge.net
      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Checksums: md5 f34bc35b5056b86800f290092cdc2a8c sha1 f755d230c9d75d85d8644b984b58e22287954a8d rmd160 6e1f5d685ba685c93b46e4c32bf4f7f2fad7dbaa

      configure.cflags-append -DUNIX -I/usr/include/malloc

      pre-configure {
      system "cd ${worksrcpath}; tar xvzf ${worksrcpath}/Autotools.tar.gz"
      system "touch ${worksrcpath}/NEWS"
      system "cd ${worksrcpath}; aclocal"
      system "cd ${worksrcpath}; automake -f -c -a"
      }

      configure.cmd ./autogen.sh

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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