Blackbox version 0.70.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.70.1

      View the most recent changes for the blackbox port at: blackbox.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for blackbox.
      The raw portfile for blackbox 0.70.1 is located here:
      http://blackbox.darwinports.com/dports/x11/blackbox/Portfile
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      The blackbox Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: blackbox
      Version: 0.70.1
      Revision: 1
      Category: x11 x11-wm
      Maintainers: pmq
      Platform: darwin freebsd

      Description: Blackbox is a fast, light window manager
      Long Description: Blackbox is that fast, light window manager you have been looking for without all those annoying library dependancies. If you have a C++ compiler and the X Window System you can compile and use it.

      Homepage: http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net
      Master Sites: sourceforge:blackboxwm
      Checksums: md5 2d173b95ca5e64ef478c6a5d2deee9df

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.url ${homepage}
      livecheck.regex "Latest release: (\[0-9a-z.\]+)"

      depends_lib port:xorg-libXext port:Xft2 port:expat port:libiconv

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --x-includes=${prefix}/include --x-libraries=${prefix}/lib

      platform darwin 7 {
      patchfiles-append patch-Toolbar.cc
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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