OS X
This is a random assortment of things I've figured out to make command line existence on a Mac nearly as pleasant as sitting and looking at all the pretty Aqua buttons. I'll organize it better if this page accumulates enough matter.
== Installing from the command line
Here's how I installed Free Pascal from an
ssh session rather than going home, logging
in, and using Finder.
This won't work in screen because of
the way OS X handles things. It's inconvenient, but
it's also easy enough to detach your
screen session for a minute.
Obviously, downloading the dmg file was the first thing I did. I just used the ELinks text mode web browser for that task.
$ hdid fpc-2.1.4.powerpc-macosx.dmg $ cd /Volumes/fpc-2.1.4.powerpc-macosx/ $ sudo installer -verbose -pkg fpc-2.1.4.powerpc-macosx.pkg -target / $ cd ~/ $ hdiutil detach /Volumes/fpc-2.1.4.powerpc-macosx/
