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The cpio Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

PortSystem 1.0

Name: cpio
Version: 2.10
Category: archivers
Platform: darwin
Maintainers: mww
Description: copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archives
Long Description: GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive. The archive can be another file on the disk, a magnetic tape, or a pipe.

Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/cpio.html
Master Sites: gnu
Checksums: md5 edd8d956a5dfb9a3b308fa07f302f691 sha1 a87f85c23697163000c656db9eb26a348aa3397b rmd160 1bbc1b8c4cf59a74d542aabb410d4fe26b6cf180
use_bzip2 yes

depends_lib port:gettext port:libiconv

configure.args --program-prefix=gnu --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --infodir=${prefix}/share/info --libexecdir=${prefix}/lib/${name}

test.run yes
test.target check

livecheck.type regex
livecheck.url http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/?C=M&O=D
livecheck.regex cpio-(\[0-9\]+\\.\[0-9\]+)

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/cpio
%  sudo port install cpio  
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 cpio
--->  Verifying checksum for cpio
--->  Extracting cpio
--->  Configuring cpio
--->  Building cpio with target all

--->  Staging cpio into destroot

--->  Installing cpio

- 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 cpio with these commands:

%  man cpio
%  apropos cpio
%  which cpio
%  locate cpio

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