[22632] branches/release_1_4/portmgr/dmg/ReadMe.rtf

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Wed Mar 7 23:48:31 PST 2007


Revision: 22632
          http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/22632
Author:   jmpp at macports.org
Date:     2007-03-07 23:48:30 -0800 (Wed, 07 Mar 2007)

Log Message:
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Merging r22628: ReadMe.rtf file rewrite.

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Modified: branches/release_1_4/portmgr/dmg/ReadMe.rtf
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--- branches/release_1_4/portmgr/dmg/ReadMe.rtf	2007-03-08 07:42:54 UTC (rev 22631)
+++ branches/release_1_4/portmgr/dmg/ReadMe.rtf	2007-03-08 07:48:30 UTC (rev 22632)
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 \f0\fs24 \cf0 \
 
-\f1\b What is DarwinPorts?
+\f1\b What is MacPorts?
 \f0\b0 \
 \
-DarwinPorts provides an infrastructure for open source software building, installing, and packaging.  It is designed to match the same functionality as the FreeBSD Ports system while providing extensibility for future enhancements.\
+MacPorts provides an infrastructure for building, installing, and packaging open source software.  It is designed to match the functionality of the FreeBSD Ports system and to be extensible for future enhancements.\
 \
 
 \f1\b \
 System Requirements:
 \f0\b0 \
 \
-This disk image is built for Mac OS X __XVERS__.x (Darwin __DVERS__.x) and requires valid TCL, curl and OpenSSL installations to function - all present by default within Mac OS X. Also required is the installation of Apple's XCode (available as a separate install from your OS X CDs or DVD, or from Apple's Developer site: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://developer.apple.com/"}}{\fldrslt http://developer.apple.com/}}).\
+This disk image is built for Mac OS X __XVERS__.x and requires valid TCL, curl and OpenSSL installations to function - all present by default on Mac OS X. Also required is the installation of Apple's XCode programing suite, available as a separate installation from your OS X CDs or DVD, or preferably the latest version from Apple's Developer site: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://developer.apple.com/"}}{\fldrslt http://developer.apple.com/}}.\
 \
+\
 
-\f1\b \
-Usage:
+\f1\b Install Location:\
+
 \f0\b0 \
-\
-1) Access Darwinports by launching "Port Authority", located in your "DarwinPorts" folder located in your Applications folder (or available at the following URL: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.wordtech-software.com/dpgui.html"}}{\fldrslt http://www.wordtech-software.com/dpgui.html}}\
-\
+This installer places a ready to use  copy of MacPorts into its default location, /opt/local. If you wish to install to a path other than this, you must instal directly from MacPorts' source code. See {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/InstallingMacPorts"}}{\fldrslt Installing MacPorts}} on the MacPorts Wiki for instructions.\
 
-\f2\i or
-\f0\i0 \
+\f1\b \
 \
-2) Access the 
-\f2\i port
-\f0\i0  command via the command line. The default install location for port is /opt/local/bin. If needed, your path will be automatically modified to include this location during the installation so that DarwinPorts is available to you within subsequent terminal sessions. You may have to quit and restart your terminal application for this change to take effect.\
-\
-\
-* DISCLAIMER: The 
-\f2\i Port Authority
-\f0\i0  application is not officially supported by the DarwinPorts project. \
-\
-
-\f1\b \
 What is Installed:\
 
 \f0\b0 \
-DarwinPorts will be installed in "/opt/local/var/db/dports".  Within these directories you should find a "sources" directory, which is kept up-to-date through the 
+Aside from a few MacPorts executable commands in /opt/local/bin, most MacPorts files are installed in /opt/local/var/db/dports. Within these directories you will find a "sources" directory containing the Portfiles that hold the necessary instructions to install ports and the MacPorts sources themselves. Both are kept up to date through the 
 \f2\i sync
 \f0\i0  and 
 \f2\i selfupdate
 \f0\i0  targets of the 
 \f2\i port
-\f0\i0  command. Please read the port(1) man page for more information.\
+\f0\i0  command, respectively. Please read the port(1) man page for more information.\
+
+\f1\b \
 \
+Shell Environment:
+\f0\b0 \
+\
+A file named ~/.profile is created for the use of the "bash" shell during the binary file install of MacPorts, default on Mac OS X 10.3 and newer. It contains the necessary statements to append MacPorts' binary paths within /opt/local/ to your environment, so MacPorts will be available to you for subsequent terminal sessions. You may have to quit and restart your terminal application for this change to take effect.\
+\
 
 \f1\b \
-Documentation:\
+Basic Usage:\
 
 \f0\b0 \
-The "DarwinPorts User Guide" is available at {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.darwinports.org/docs/"}}{\fldrslt http://www.darwinports.org/docs/}}. Also provided are man pages for 
+The main interface to MacPorts is the 
 \f2\i port
-\f0\i0 , 
-\f2\i ports.conf
-\f0\i0 , 
-\f2\i portfile
-\f0\i0 , 
-\f2\i portgroup
-\f0\i0 , 
-\f2\i portstyle
-\f0\i0 , and 
-\f2\i porthier
-\f0\i0 . These can be invoked by typing: "man" followed by the name of the command or file (e.g. "man port" or "man ports.conf").\
+\f0\i0  command and the various facilities it provides for installing ports. The first thing you should do after you install MacPorts is to make sure it is fully up to date by pulling the latest revisions to the Portfiles and any newer MacPorts point release that might be available from our rsync servers, all accomplished simply by running the "selfupdate" target of the 
+\f2\i port 
+\f0\i0 command as the Unix superuser:\
 \
 \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural
-\cf0 For further assistance, please consult help section of our website: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.darwinports.org/help/"}}{\fldrslt http://www.darwinports.org/help/}}\
+\cf0 	
+\f2\i sudo port selfupdate 
+\f0\i0 \
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
 \cf0 \
-
-\f1\b \
-Using the 
-\f3\i Port
-\f1\i0  Command
-\f0\b0 \
-\
-    The following terminal command will allow an administrator to build and install a port:\
+Following that, you may wish to search for a specific software package:\
 \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural
 \cf0 \
 	
-\f2\i sudo port install <portname> 
+\f2\i port search <portname>
 \f0\i0 \
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
 \cf0 \
-    To find a specific port:\
 \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural
-\cf0 \
+\cf0 where 
+\f2\i <portname>
+\f0\i0  is the name of the package you are searching for or that you wish to install. You may use partial names for searching, MacPorts will return the best matches to your query within our ports tree. To finally install a port you've chosen, you need to run the corresponding "install" target of 
+\f2\i port
+\f0\i0   again as the superuser:\
+\
 	
-\f2\i port search <portname>
+\f2\i sudo port install <portname> 
 \f0\i0 \
 \
-(where <portname> is the port you wish to install or search for, respectively)\
+where in this case 
+\f2\i <portname> 
+\f0\i0 now maps to an exact port name that we carry in our ports tree, such as those returned by the "search" target
+\f2\i . 
+\f0\i0 Please consult the port(1) man page for complete documentation of this command and the software installation process.\
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
-\cf0 \
-\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural
-\cf0 Please consult the port(1) man page for complete documentation of this command.\
-\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural
-\cf0 \
+
+\f1\b \cf0 \
 \
+Documentation:\
 
+\f0\b0 \
+The MacPorts Wiki is available at: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/"}}{\fldrslt http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/}} and should be consulted for further documentation and support. Also provided are man pages for 
+\f2\i port
+\f0\i0 , 
+\f2\i ports.conf
+\f0\i0 , 
+\f2\i portfile
+\f0\i0 , 
+\f2\i portgroup
+\f0\i0 , 
+\f2\i portstyle
+\f0\i0 , and 
+\f2\i porthier
+\f0\i0 . These can be invoked by typing: "man" followed by the name of the command or file (e.g. "man port" or "man ports.conf").\
+\
+\
+
 \f1\b Creating New Ports:\
 \
 
-\f0\b0 If you are interested in developing your own ports for private usage, or would like to submit your ports for inclusion within the DarwinPorts software repository, please consult the documentation provided on our website. DarwinPorts depends on a community of active participants, we would welcome your contributions!\
+\f0\b0 If you are interested in developing your own ports for private usage, or would like to submit your ports for inclusion within the MacPorts software repository, please consult the documentation provided on our website. MacPorts depends on a community of active participants, and we are always open to welcome new contributors!\
 
 \f1\b \
 
 \f0\b0 \
-Thank you for your interest in DarwinPorts!\
+Thank you for your interest in MacPorts!\
 }
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