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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
+# http://boinc.berkeley.edu
+# Copyright (C) 2005 University of California
+#
+# This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+# either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# To view the GNU Lesser General Public License visit
+# http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
+# or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+#
+##
+# Script to set up Macintosh to run BOINC client as a daemon / service
+# by Charlie Fenton 4/7/06
+##
+
+## Usage:
+## (1) Install BOINC Manager using the BOINC.pkg Installer Package. 
+## (2) Make sure you are logged in as a user with administrator 
+##     privileges.
+## (3) Run the Terminal application.
+## (4) In the Terminal window, type "source" and a space.
+## (5) Drag this script file from the Finder into the Terminal window.
+## (6) Press the return key.
+## (7) When prompted, enter your administrator password.
+## (8) Restart the computer.
+##
+## The system will now start BOINC client as a daemon / service at 
+## system startup.  You will still be able to control and monitor BOINC 
+## using the BOINC Manager, but BOINC client will remain running after 
+## you quit BOINC Manager, when the ScreenSaver quits, and even when 
+## no user is logged in.
+##
+## Note: the BOINC ScreenSaver may not display graphics for some users 
+## when BOINC Client is running as a daemon / service.  We hope to fix 
+## this in the near future.
+##
+
+## Removal (to stop running BOINC as a daemon / service):
+## (1) In the Finder, browse to the /Library/StartupItems folder.
+## (2) Drag the boinc directory to the trash.  (Finder will ask for 
+##     your administrator user name and password).
+## (3) Restart the computer.
+##
+## The system will no longer start BOINC client as a daemon / service 
+## at system startup.  
+##
+## Running BOINC Manager will star BOINC Client.  This will happen 
+## automatically at login if you have BOINC Manager set as a login item 
+## for that user.  BOINC Client will quit when the BOINC Manager quits.
+##
+## If BOINC Client is not already running when the BOINC ScreenSaver 
+## starts, the ScreenSaver will start BOINC Client and will quit 
+## BOINC Client when the ScreenSaver is dismissed.
+##
+## If you wish to completely remove BOINC from your computer, first 
+## complete the above steps, then follow the directions in the web 
+## page http://boinc.berkeley.edu/mac_advanced.php or in the README.rtf 
+## file supplied with the BOINC installer. 
+##
+
+# Check for BOINC Manager with embedded BOINC Client
+if [ ! -f /Applications/BOINCManager.app/Contents/Resources/boinc ]; then
+echo "  ***************************** ERROR ***************************"
+echo "  *                                                             *"
+echo "  *   Could not find BOINC Manager with embedded BOINC client   *"
+echo "  *   in Applications Directory.                                *"
+echo "  *                                                             *"
+echo "  *   Please install BOINC Manager before running this script.  *"
+echo "  *                                                             *"
+echo "  ***************************************************************"
+return 1
+fi
+
+# Create /Library/StartupItems/boinc/ directory if necessary
+if [ ! -d /Library/StartupItems/boinc ]; then
+    sudo mkdir -p /Library/StartupItems/boinc
+fi
+
+# Delete old temporary working directory and files if present
+rm -f ~/boincStartupTemp/
+# Create new temporary working directory
+mkdir -p ~/boincStartupTemp/
+
+# Create the shell script to start BOINC client in temporary directory
+# (For some reason, we can't create the files directly in the final 
+# destination directory, so we create them here and them move them.)
+cat >> ~/boincStartupTemp/boinc << ENDOFFILE
+#!/bin/sh
+
+##
+# Start BOINC client as a daemon
+##
+
+. /etc/rc.common
+
+StartService ()
+{
+            ConsoleMessage "Starting BOINC"
+            /Applications/BOINCManager.app/Contents/Resources/boinc -redirectio -dir "/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data/" &
+}
+
+StopService ()
+{
+    return 0
+}
+
+RestartService ()
+{
+    return 0
+}
+
+RunService "\$1"
+
+ENDOFFILE
+
+
+# Create the BOINC StartupParameters.plist file in temporary directory
+cat >> ~/boincStartupTemp/StartupParameters.plist << ENDOFFILE
+{
+  Description     = "BOINC client daemon";
+  Provides        = ("BOINC client daemon");
+  Requires        = ("NFS");
+  OrderPreference = "Last";
+}
+ENDOFFILE
+
+sudo mv -f ~/boincStartupTemp/boinc /Library/StartupItems/boinc/boinc
+
+sudo mv -f ~/boincStartupTemp/StartupParameters.plist /Library/StartupItems/boinc/StartupParameters.plist
+
+# Delete temporary working directory
+rm -fR ~/boincStartupTemp/
+
+# Set ownership and permissions as needed
+sudo chmod +x /Library/StartupItems/boinc/boinc
+sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/StartupItems/boinc
+
+return 0