Dvtm version 0.5.2 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 0.5.2

      View the most recent changes for the dvtm port at: dvtm.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for dvtm.
      The raw portfile for dvtm 0.5.2 is located here:
      http://dvtm.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/dvtm/Portfile
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      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The dvtm Portfile 58067 2009-09-21 15:39:35Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: dvtm
      Version: 0.5.2
      Category: sysutils
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: leboulanger.org:harold

      Description: Dynamic Virtual Terminal Manager

      Long Description: dvtm brings the concept of tiling window management, popularized by X11-window managers like dwm to the console. As a console window manager it tries to make it easy to work with multiple console based programs like vim, mutt, cmus or irssi.

      Homepage: http://brain-dump.org/projects/dvtm/
      Master Sites: ${homepage}

      Checksums: md5 7872b9e61705a4e9952655b3b88e4add sha1 b688048fc93a28722f1ed50b64d275fbdae5cd43 rmd160 e23395dc96713640ede4ab4846168c3e9044dd40

      depends_lib port:ncursesw

      Patch Files: patch-src-config.mk.diff

      platform darwin {
      patchfiles-append patch-src-Makefile.diff
      }

      use_configure no

      build.args PREFIX=${prefix} CC=${configure.cc}

      destroot.args PREFIX=${prefix}

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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