Xxdiff version 3.2 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 3.2

      View the most recent changes for the xxdiff port at: xxdiff.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for xxdiff.
      The raw portfile for xxdiff 3.2 is located here:
      http://xxdiff.darwinports.com/dports/devel/xxdiff/Portfile
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      The xxdiff Portfile 37000 2008-05-22 17:02:35Z simon macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: xxdiff
      Version: 3.2
      Category: devel
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: simon openmaintainer
      Description: xxdiff is a graphical merging tool
      Long Description: xxdiff is a graphical browser for viewing the differences between two or three files, or between two directories, and can be used to produce a merged version.

      Homepage: http://furius.ca/xxdiff/
      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Checksums: md5 301ff399a1e4be8b68c38c3e27c0b1ad sha1 ab2848fd9279f55b5db270f319ad4791154ecf82 rmd160 12e7527f39713b925f05b687c2ad8b60459bb670
      use_bzip2 yes

      depends_lib port:bison port:flex port:qt3

      use_configure no

      build {
      # Build xxdiff with qmake.
      system "cd ${worksrcpath}/src; make -f Makefile.bootstrap makefile QTDIR=${prefix}"
      system "cd ${worksrcpath}/src; make QTDIR=${prefix}"
      }

      destroot {
      # Destroot xxdiff.
      xinstall ${worksrcpath}/bin/xxdiff ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall ${worksrcpath}/src/xxdiff.1 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man1
      # Destroot xxdiff documentation.
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/doc ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      file delete ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/Makefile
      file delete ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/xxdiff-scripts.txt
      file delete ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/xxdiff-scripts.html
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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