Rxvt version 2.7.10 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Monday the 23rd of November, 2009

    version 2.7.10

      View the most recent changes for the rxvt port at: rxvt.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for rxvt.
      The raw portfile for rxvt 2.7.10 is located here:
      http://rxvt.darwinports.com/dports/x11/rxvt/Portfile
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      The rxvt Portfile 45603 2009-01-18 20:52:41Z jeremyhu macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: rxvt
      Version: 2.7.10
      Revision: 2
      Category: x11
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Low memory usage colour xterm replacement
      Long Description: Rxvt is an xterm replacement which uses a little less memory, and is suitable for use on machines with small memories. Tek4010 support is removed.
      Homepage: http://www.rxvt.org/
      Platform: darwin

      depends_lib port:xpm

      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Checksums: md5 302c5c455e64047b02d1ef19ff749141

      configure.cppflags "-no-cpp-precomp"
      configure.args --enable-everything --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --disable-utmp

      Variant: ml {
      configure.args-append --enable-languages
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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