Colordiff version 1.0.9 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.0.9

      View the most recent changes for the colordiff port at: colordiff.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for colordiff.
      The raw portfile for colordiff 1.0.9 is located here:
      http://colordiff.darwinports.com/dports/textproc/colordiff/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:filetype=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The colordiff Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: colordiff
      epoch 20090422
      Version: 1.0.9
      Category: textproc
      Maintainers: nox openmaintainer
      Description: Color-highlighted diff(1) output

      Long Description: The Perl script colordiff is a wrapper for diff(1) and produces the same output but with pretty 'syntax' highlighting. Colour schemes can be customized.

      Homepage: http://colordiff.sourceforge.net/
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: ${homepage}

      Checksums: md5 31864847eaa4e900f72bbb6bbc64f1ec sha1 52aa37957660b8060b186b949de58790ba816ab8 rmd160 b736f01e4107f368a7d98468a17ff8d4cb53bdb9

      Patch Files: patch-Makefile.diff

      use_configure no

      build {}

      destroot.args --always-make INSTALL_DIR=${prefix}/bin MAN_DIR=${prefix}/share/man/man1 ETC_DIR=${prefix}/etc

      post-destroot {
      set docdir ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}-${version}
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${docdir}
      xinstall -m 0644 -W ${worksrcpath} BUGS CHANGES COPYING README ${destroot}${docdir}
      }

      universal_variant no

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.regex {

      .*version ([^ ]*).*

      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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