Fox version 1.6.32 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.6.32

      View the most recent changes for the fox port at: fox.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for fox.
      The raw portfile for fox 1.6.32 is located here:
      http://fox.darwinports.com/dports/x11/fox/Portfile
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      The fox Portfile 35162 2008-03-19 01:57:20Z ram macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: fox
      Version: 1.6.32
      Description: The FOX GUI toolkit
      Long Description: FOX is a C++ based Toolkit for developing Graphical User Interfaces easily and effectively.
      Maintainers: lyle.johnson gmail.com
      Category: x11
      Platform: darwin
      distname fox-${version}
      Homepage: http://www.fox-toolkit.org/
      Master Sites: http://www.fox-toolkit.org/ftp/
      Checksums: md5 66f0a1d316d15d8eee78a8774e9dd8a7 sha1 008acc27ed95d9b3631e63a5b67def4803c2dc4f rmd160 0444c18aa89bf4d083cfba27d05d8a51d575a577
      depends_lib port:tiff port:libpng port:jpeg port:fontconfig port:freetype port:Xft2 lib:libX11.6:XFree86
      configure.cppflags-append "-I${x11prefix}/include"
      platform darwin 9 {
      configure.ldflags-append "-dylib_file /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib:/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib"
      }
      configure.pre_args --prefix=${prefix} --mandir=${prefix}/share/man
      configure.args --with-x --with-xft --with-opengl --enable-cups

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

     Where to find more information:

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