Sdd version 1.52 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.52

      View the most recent changes for the sdd port at: sdd.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for sdd.
      The raw portfile for sdd 1.52 is located here:
      http://sdd.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/sdd/Portfile
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      The sdd Portfile 30254 2007-10-23 02:22:51Z jmpp macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: sdd
      Version: 1.52
      Category: sysutils
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: fast replacement for dd
      Long Description: ${description}

      Homepage: http://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/research/cc/berlios/employees/joerg.schilling/private/
      Master Sites: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/sdd/
      Checksums: md5 7ee55d93f8a0bec0475bd78d0757c52a
      use_bzip2 yes

      use_configure no

      build.type gnu

      destroot.destdir INS_BASE=${destroot}${prefix} MANDIR=share/man
      post-destroot {
      file delete -force ${destroot}${prefix}/lib ${destroot}${prefix}/include ${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man5 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man3
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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