Blinkentools version 2.9 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.9

      View the most recent changes for the blinkentools port at: blinkentools.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for blinkentools.
      The raw portfile for blinkentools 2.9 is located here:
      http://blinkentools.darwinports.com/dports/graphics/blinkentools/Portfile
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      The blinkentools Portfile 50984 2009-05-14 21:08:43Z and.damore macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: blinkentools
      Version: 2.9
      Revision: 1
      Category: graphics blinkenlights
      Maintainers: ccc.de:tim
      Description: Blinkenlights command line tools
      Long Description: Bunch of utilities to convert and send Blinkenlights movies
      depends_lib lib:libblib:blib
      Homepage: http://www.blinkenlights.de/
      Master Sites: http://www.blinkenlights.de/dist/
      Checksums: blinkentools-2.9.tar.gz md5 0555fb3d47e61ca5d1c441a18957459f

      Platform: darwin

      configure.args --disable-oldtools --without-libmng --mandir=${prefix}/share/man

      Variant: oldtools {
      configure.args-delete --disable-oldtools
      configure.args-append --enable-oldtools
      }

      Variant: mng {
      depends_lib-append lib:libmng:libmng lib:libz:zlib
      configure.args-delete --without-libmng
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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