Groff version 1.20.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Saturday the 7th of November, 2009

    version 1.20.1

      View the most recent changes for the groff port at: groff.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for groff.
      The raw portfile for groff 1.20.1 is located here:
      http://groff.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/groff/Portfile
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      The groff Portfile 48499 2009-03-23 23:07:54Z vinc17 macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: groff
      Version: 1.20.1
      Revision: 1
      Category: sysutils textproc
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: GNU Troff (Groff)
      Long Description: The groff (GNU Troff) software is a typesetting package which reads plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted output. Groff now supports HTML.
      Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: gnu
      Checksums: md5 48fa768dd6fdeb7968041dd5ae8e2b02 sha1 3066587d73df73c2bda235034f4515cf52d22549 rmd160 ec311727206d183fb04f1b4bd01c1284142fdb52
      configure.args --infodir=${prefix}/share/info --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --without-x

      post-destroot {
      delete ${destroot}${prefix}/lib/charset.alias
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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