Flip version 20050821 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 20050821

      View the most recent changes for the flip port at: flip.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for flip.
      The raw portfile for flip 20050821 is located here:
      http://flip.darwinports.com/dports/textproc/flip/Portfile
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      The flip Portfile 31059 2007-11-15 01:05:10Z nox macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: flip
      Version: 20050821
      Category: textproc
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: convert text file line endings

      Long Description: Flip converts line endings of text files between Macintosh, Unix and MS-DOS formats. It automatically recognizes the current line endings, and leaves binary files and timestamps intact. It does not convert files to a different character set.

      Homepage: http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~craig/utility/flip/
      use_bzip2 yes

      Checksums: md5 27ddb3be9f81617c016aecb776513315 sha1 3cd1526d359d18fc3ae8cd6e57af25726ff56fc9 rmd160 c9c4f727a41fb943b7516ba71f03fc35f70f482e

      use_configure no

      build {
      system "cd ${worksrcpath} && g++ [join ${configure.cflags}] -o flip flip.cpp"
      }

      destroot {
      xinstall -s ${worksrcpath}/flip ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      }

      Variant: universal {
      configure.cflags-append ${configure.universal_cflags}
      }

      destroot.destdir prefix=${destroot}${prefix}


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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