How to install MIT Scheme on Mac?

UPDATED FOR EL CAPITAN:

The best way that I’ve found was from here:

  1. Download either the 32-bit or 64-bit dmg file for Scheme.
  2. Double click the .dmg file, and you’ll get this window, in which you should drag the “MIT/GNU Scheme” file into the Applications folder.
  3. For the 32-bit version, run this command:

    sudo ln -s /Applications/MIT\:GNU\ Scheme.app/Contents/Resources /usr/local/lib/mit-scheme-i386
    

    Then enter your administrator password, and run this command:

    sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/mit-scheme-i386/mit-scheme /usr/local/bin/scheme
    

    For the 64-bit version, first run this command:

    sudo ln -s /Applications/MIT\:GNU\ Scheme.app/Contents/Resources /usr/local/lib/mit-scheme-x86-64
    

    Then enter your administrator password and run this command:

    sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/mit-scheme-x86-64/mit-scheme /usr/local/bin/scheme
    

And that’s it! Now you should be able to use MIT Scheme in your terminal by typing “scheme” into the command line:

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