Slrn version 0.9.8.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.9.8.1

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      The raw portfile for slrn 0.9.8.1 is located here:
      http://slrn.darwinports.com/dports/news/slrn/Portfile
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      The slrn Portfile 22878 2007-03-17 15:35:56Z pipping macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: slrn
      Version: 0.9.8.1
      Category: news net
      Platform: darwin
      Revision: 1
      Maintainers: olaf foellinger.de
      Homepage: http://slrn.sourceforge.net/
      Description: A powerful console-based newsreader

      Long Description: slrn is an easy to use but powerful NNTP/spool based newsreader. It is highly customizable, supports scoring, free key bindings, and can be extended using the SLang macro language.

      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Checksums: md5 9b613007df537444a5f8a4a2994fadb7

      use_bzip2 yes

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

      depends_lib lib:libslang.a:slang lib:libiconv:libiconv

      # adds slrnpull
      Variant: pull { configure.args-append --with-slrnpull }

      # ssl variant (added by ealdrov math.fsu.edu)
      Variant: ssl {
      depends_lib lib:libssl:openssl
      configure.args-append --with-ssl --with-ssl-library=/usr/lib --with-ssl-includes=/usr/include/openssl
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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