Mpack version 1.6 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 1.6

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      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for mpack.
      The raw portfile for mpack 1.6 is located here:
      http://mpack.darwinports.com/dports/mail/mpack/Portfile
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      The mpack Portfile 54858 2009-08-03 06:49:10Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: mpack
      Version: 1.6
      Revision: 1

      Description: mime mail packing and unpacking
      Long Description: mpack and munpack provide command line tools to pack and unpack multipart mime mail messages
      Homepage: http://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/mpack/
      Platform: darwin
      Category: mail
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Master Sites: http://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/mpack/ ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/mpack/

      Checksums: md5 a70fa5afa76539a9afb70b9d81568fe8

      Patch Files: patch-TMPDIR.diff

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

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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