Bitlbee version 1.2.4 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Friday the 20th of November, 2009

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    version 1.2.4

      View the most recent changes for the bitlbee port at: bitlbee.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for bitlbee.
      The raw portfile for bitlbee 1.2.4 is located here:
      http://bitlbee.darwinports.com/dports/irc/bitlbee/Portfile
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      The bitlbee Portfile 59752 2009-10-21 17:24:44Z yeled macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: bitlbee
      Version: 1.2.4
      Category: irc net
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: yeled
      Description: An IRC to other chat networks gateway
      Long Description: bitlbee is an IRC server that can connect to IM networks such as AIM and MSN. Its intention is you only have to use one client application for all your instant messaging.

      Homepage: http://www.bitlbee.org/
      Master Sites: http://get.bitlbee.org/src/
      Checksums: md5 26b9bfc5446bdf0e932e8074d117be67 sha1 fa1e8a1f278cf566be2af4849e9c70a830153dd7 rmd160 d18221ada6c99184e5c8e1d2c8292a4f577d51d0

      depends_lib port:gnutls port:gettext path:lib/pkgconfig/glib-2.0.pc:glib2 port:libgcrypt port:libgpg-error port:libiconv

      Patch Files: patch-configure.diff
      configure.args --config=${prefix}/var/lib/bitlbee/ --ssl=gnutls
      configure.universal_args

      destroot.target install install-etc

      post-destroot {
      destroot.keepdirs ${destroot}${prefix}/var/lib/bitlbee
      set etcdir ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/bitlbee
      move ${etcdir}/bitlbee.conf ${etcdir}/bitlbee.conf.sample
      move ${etcdir}/motd.txt ${etcdir}/motd.txt.sample
      }

      post-activate {
      ui_msg "To complete installation, run"
      ui_msg "sudo cp ${prefix}/etc/bitlbee/bitlbee.conf.sample ${prefix}/etc/bitlbee/bitlbee.conf"
      ui_msg "and edit ${prefix}/etc/bitlbee/bitlbee.conf to taste"
      }

      livecheck.type regex
      livecheck.url ${master_sites}
      livecheck.regex "${name}-(\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)*)${extract.suffix}"

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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