Rc version 1.7.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Saturday the 7th of November, 2009

    version 1.7.1

      View the most recent changes for the rc port at: rc.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for rc.
      The raw portfile for rc 1.7.1 is located here:
      http://rc.darwinports.com/dports/shells/rc/Portfile
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      The rc Portfile 53025 2009-06-28 10:03:26Z toby macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: rc
      Version: 1.7.1
      Revision: 1
      Category: shells
      Maintainers: waqar
      Description: A Plan 9 shell
      Long Description: This is a reimplementation for Unix, by Byron Rakitzis, of the Plan 9 shell. rc offers much the same capabilities as a traditional Bourne shell, but with a much cleaner syntax.

      Homepage: http://www.libra-aries-books.co.uk/software/rc
      Platform: darwin

      Master Sites: http://rc-shell.slackmatic.org/release/

      Checksums: md5 7253e1c853824cf27edb2166214f0511 sha1 e282fde927c91b7f580426bcdfc62f780c6645c5

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --with-history

      test.run yes
      test.target check

      Variant: readline description {use readline} {
      depends_lib port:readline
      configure.args-append --with-readline
      }

      Variant: editline description {use libedit} {
      depends_lib port:libedit
      configure.args-append --with-editline
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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