Hypermail version 2.1.8 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.1.8

      View the most recent changes for the hypermail port at: hypermail.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for hypermail.
      The raw portfile for hypermail 2.1.8 is located here:
      http://hypermail.darwinports.com/dports/mail/hypermail/Portfile
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      The hypermail Portfile 32256 2007-12-23 09:18:47Z ryandesign macports.org $
      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: hypermail
      Version: 2.1.8
      Category: mail textproc
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Hypermail, mail to cross-referenced HTML converter
      Long Description: Hypermail is a program that takes a file of mail messages in UNIX mailbox format and generates a set of cross-referenced HTML documents.

      Homepage: http://www.hypermail.org
      Master Sites: ${homepage}/dist/

      Platform: darwin
      Checksums: md5 bacd95589f2f3ca426631461fd9237dd

      Patch Files: patch-src-proto.h

      # Rename INSTALL as make gets confused otherwise (on HFS+ where INSTALL and
      # install are the same file)
      post-patch {
      system "mv ${worksrcpath}/INSTALL ${worksrcpath}/INSTALL.txt"
      }

      configure.cflags "-no-cpp-precomp -I${prefix}/include -L${prefix}/lib"
      # enable-static/disable-shared are here as they need to be passed to the
      # internal PCRE stuff, otherwise it'll build PCRE shared, but not install
      # which is a bit bad...
      configure.args --enable-static --disable-shared --without-gdbm --mandir=\\\${prefix}/share/man --with-cgidir=\\\${prefix}/share/hypermail/cgi-bin --with-htmldir=\\\${prefix}/share/doc/hypermail
      destroot.args prefix=${destroot}${prefix}

      Variant: gdbm { depends_lib lib:libgdbm:gdbm
      configure.args-delete --without-gdbm
      configure.args-append --with-gdbm=${prefix}
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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