Blib version 1.1.7 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 1.1.7

      View the most recent changes for the blib port at: blib.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for blib.
      The raw portfile for blib 1.1.7 is located here:
      http://blib.darwinports.com/dports/graphics/blib/Portfile
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      The blib Portfile 50984 2009-05-14 21:08:43Z and.damore macports.org $
      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: blib
      Version: 1.1.7
      Revision: 1
      Category: graphics blinkenlights
      Maintainers: ccc.de:tim
      Description: Library of useful things to hack the Blinkenlights
      Long Description: This library contains some code that you will find useful if you want to create any kind of software related to Blinkenlights. If you have never heard about Blinkenlights, you want to check the project's home page first.

      depends_lib lib:libglib.2:glib2
      Homepage: http://www.blinkenlights.de/
      Master Sites: http://www.blinkenlights.de/dist/
      Checksums: blib-1.1.7.tar.gz md5 500d65f4d6c7e42c88663680336cb900

      Platform: darwin

      configure.args --disable-directfb --disable-gtk --disable-aa --disable-modules --disable-maintainer-mode --disable-gtk-doc --enable-shared=yes --enable-static=no --mandir=${prefix}/share/man

      default_variants +gtk

      Variant: gtk {
      depends_lib-append lib:libgtk.2:gtk2
      configure.args-delete --disable-gtk
      configure.args-append --enable-gtk
      }

      Variant: directfb {
      depends_lib-append lib:libdirectfb:directfb
      configure.args-delete --disable-directfb
      configure.args-append --enable-directfb
      }

      Variant: aa {
      depends_lib-append lib:libaa:aalib
      configure.args-delete --disable-aa
      configure.args-append --enable-aa
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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