Vbindiff version 3.0_beta4 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 3.0_beta4

      View the most recent changes for the vbindiff port at: vbindiff.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for vbindiff.
      The raw portfile for vbindiff 3.0_beta4 is located here:
      http://vbindiff.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/vbindiff/Portfile
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      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The vbindiff Portfile 60254 2009-11-07 12:09:45Z jmr macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: vbindiff
      Version: 3.0_beta4
      Category: sysutils textproc devel
      Maintainers: yahoo.com:wickedguitar6
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      Homepage: http://www.cjmweb.net/vbindiff/
      Platform: darwin
      license GPLv2+
      Master Sites: ${homepage}

      Checksums: md5 dbda80ef580e1a0975ef50b9aaa5210e sha1 0e8c63debafe3d5bb8741e0254c95457d78c7f2d rmd160 156fa68891d4aa9c0280177c70e1a3d53b912d13

      depends_lib port:ncurses

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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