Gv version 3.6.7 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 3.6.7

      View the most recent changes for the gv port at: gv.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for gv.
      The raw portfile for gv 3.6.7 is located here:
      http://gv.darwinports.com/dports/print/gv/Portfile
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      The gv Portfile 57453 2009-09-11 08:17:15Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: gv
      Version: 3.6.7
      Category: print
      Maintainers: ryandesign openmaintainer
      Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gv/
      Platform: darwin

      Description: PostScript and PDF previewer
      Long Description: gv is a X11 PostScript and PDF previewer based on Tim Theisen's ghostview-1.5. It uses the Xaw3d widget set, thus providing a much nicer look and it's said to be a bit faster.

      Master Sites: gnu
      Checksums: md5 fdad147dd0440446cf9daaffca83343f sha1 41a3a32f6d4dc1548237dbae831d2e557fbb197b rmd160 a83400ac322ce4d3a00f21622870deda1eef184c

      # Xaw3d is not universal
      universal_variant no
      use_parallel_build yes

      depends_lib port:xorg-libXinerama port:Xaw3d port:bzip2

      depends_run bin:gs:ghostscript

      platform darwin {
      patchfiles-append patch-callbacks.c.diff
      }

      platform freebsd {
      patchfiles-append patch-callbacks.c.diff
      }

      use_autoreconf yes
      autoreconf.args -fvi

      configure.args --enable-setenv-code --x-include=${prefix}/include --x-lib=${prefix}/lib

      Variant: letter description {sets default paper size to letter} {
      configure.args-append --with-default-papersize=letter
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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