[Doc] Document MacPorts installation option

Thanks to Thomas Fiala for writing the Cantera portfile and getting it added to
MacPorts.
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Mac OS X
========
The easiest way to install Cantera on OS X is by using Homebrew. These
instructions have been tested on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) with Xcode 5.1 and
Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) with Xcode 6.1.
Cantera can be installed on OS X using either Homebrew or MacPorts. With
Homebrew, the current stable, maintenance, or development versions of Cantera
can be installed, and both the Python 2.7 and Python 3.x modules are available,
as well as the Matlab toolbox. The MacPorts portfile supports the current stable
version of Cantera and builds the Python 2.7 module.
Homebrew
---------
These instructions have been tested on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) with Xcode 5.1
and Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) with Xcode 6.1.
Prerequisites
-------------
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you've used Homebrew before, you may have already completed some of these
steps and can skip them.
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pip3 install numpy cython
Installing Cantera
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The installation command for Cantera supports several options:
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where ``X.Y`` is your Python version, e.g. ``2.7``.
MacPorts
--------
If you have MacPorts installed (see https://www.macports.org/install.php), you
can install Cantera by executing::
sudo port install cantera
from the command line. All dependencies will be installed automatically.
MacPorts installs its own Python interpreter. Be sure to be actually using it by
checking::
sudo port select python python27
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