Lzip version 1.8-rc2 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 1.8-rc2

      View the most recent changes for the lzip port at: lzip.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for lzip.
      The raw portfile for lzip 1.8-rc2 is located here:
      http://lzip.darwinports.com/dports/archivers/lzip/Portfile
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      The lzip Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: lzip
      Version: 1.8-rc2
      Category: archivers
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: vinc17
      Description: Compression program based on LZMA similar to gzip or bzip2
      Long Description: Lzip is a lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm, with very safe integrity checking and a user interface similar to the one of gzip or bzip2. Lzip decompresses almost as fast as gzip and compresses better than bzip2, which makes it well suited for software distribution and data archiving.
      Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html
      Master Sites: http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/
      Checksums: md5 4ee5e4dd18ab7eb3beba32ad19173aeb sha1 e731f9a13e1c9729d66ed217587944f635582382 rmd160 19c2ae632408f9ca6a3f7045eed80847cd1e6ece

      post-destroot {
      set docdir ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      file mkdir ${docdir}
      xinstall -m 644 -v -W ${worksrcpath} AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING NEWS ${docdir}
      }

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.url ${master_sites}/?C=M&O=D
      livecheck.regex ${name}-(\[-0-9a-z.\]+)\\.tar\\.gz

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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