Arch version 1.3.5 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Saturday the 7th of November, 2009

    version 1.3.5

      View the most recent changes for the arch port at: arch.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for arch.
      The raw portfile for arch 1.3.5 is located here:
      http://arch.darwinports.com/dports/devel/arch/Portfile
      Find related portfiles with the unique DarwinPorts.com search feature.
      Check for any related Fink projects here: pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/arch


      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:filetype=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The arch Portfile 57075 2009-09-06 06:42:27Z jmr macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: arch
      Version: 1.3.5
      Revision: 1
      distname tla-${version}
      Category: devel
      license GPLv2
      Maintainers: jmr openmaintainer
      Description: GNU arch - revision control system
      Long Description: GNU arch is a revision control system, similar in purpose to tools such as CVS, SCCS, and Subversion. It is used to keep track of the changes made to a source tree and to help programmers combine and otherwise manipulate changes made by multiple people or at different times.
      Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/
      Platform: darwin

      Master Sites: gnu:gnu-arch
      Checksums: md5 db31ee89bc4788eef1eba1cee6c176ef sha1 0fb3b5bfa6b2fb5eb953fdca9e0f75ac1b35b15e rmd160 71b5e411ca48712edafb268c43d1380b2a026804

      configure.dir ${worksrcpath}/src/=build
      build.dir ${configure.dir}

      pre-configure {
      file mkdir ${configure.dir}
      }
      configure.cmd ../configure
      configure.args --destdir=${destroot} --with-cc=${configure.cc}

      test.run yes
      use_parallel_build no
      configure.ccache no

      destroot.destdir

      post-destroot {
      xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc
      copy ${worksrcpath}/src/docs-tla ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      }

      livecheck.name gnu-${name}
      livecheck.regex tla-(\[0-9.\]+)\\.tar

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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