Enscript version 1.6.4 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.6.4

      View the most recent changes for the enscript port at: enscript.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for enscript.
      The raw portfile for enscript 1.6.4 is located here:
      http://enscript.darwinports.com/dports/print/enscript/Portfile
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      The enscript Portfile 54115 2009-07-21 16:11:32Z kimuraw macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: enscript
      Version: 1.6.4
      Revision: 3
      Category: print
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Replacement for Adobe's 'enscript' program
      Long Description: GNU enscript is a drop-in replacement for the enscript program. Enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript and stores generated output to a file or sends it directly to the printer.

      Platform: darwin sunos

      Homepage: http://www.codento.com/people/mtr/genscript/
      #master_sites ${homepage}
      Master Sites: freebsd

      Checksums: md5 b5174b59e4a050fb462af5dbf28ebba3 sha1 9dd7128a508d4c9671659b9520028d12add50cfa

      Patch Files: patch-afm_Makefile.in patch-lib_Makefile.in patch-src_gsint.h patch-src_main.c patch-src_psgen.c patch-src_util.c patch-states_hl_Makefile.in patch-configure patch-CVE-2008-3863-and-4306

      # add ruby syntax support from
      # http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/print/enscript-letter/
      # and from http://support.rubyforge.org/svn/trunk/support/ruby.st
      Patch Files:-append patch-ruby_syntax.diff

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --with-media=Letter --infodir=${prefix}/share/info

      post-destroot {
      file delete -force ${destroot}${prefix}/lib/charset.alias ${destroot}${prefix}/share/locale/locale.alias
      }

      test.run yes
      test.target check

      Variant: mediaA4 description "use A4" {
      configure.args-delete --with-media=Letter
      configure.args-append --with-media=A4
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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