Download and Install javatar version 2.5 on Mac OS X
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      View the most recent changes for the javatar port at: javatar.darwinports.com/diff
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      The raw portfile for javatar 2.5 is located here:
      http://javatar.darwinports.com/dports/java/javatar/Portfile
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      # $Id: Portfile 30233 2007-10-22 23:09:00Z jmpp macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: javatar
      Version: 2.5
      Category: java archivers
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: java package that allows you to create and extract tar archives
      Long Description: ${description}

      Homepage: http://www.trustice.com/java/tar/
      master_sites http://www.gjt.org/download/time/java/tar/
      checksums md5 7dae3b92b70c30cfb6fd9699a79f821c

      depends_lib port:gnu-classpath port:gnu-classpathx-activation

      use_configure no

      set javad ${prefix}/share/java

      build {
      file mkdir ${worksrcpath}/build
      system "cd ${worksrcpath}/source/ && find . -name \\*.java -exec jikes -d ${worksrcpath}/build -classpath .:${javad}/glibj.jar:${javad}/activation.jar \{\} \\;"
      system "cd ${worksrcpath}/build && jar -cf ../javatar.jar com"
      }

      destroot {
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${javad} ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/
      xinstall -m 644 ${worksrcpath}/javatar.jar ${destroot}${javad}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/doc ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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