Re: [XonX-Users] Newbie questions-installing binary

[Patrik M. <pa...@ch...>]

Since FreeBSD and Mac OS X are similar in many ways, the FreeBSD ports
collection is being ported to Mac OS X by the people at

http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/

This looks like the package you're looking for:

http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/packages/ppc/editors/jove-4.16_1.tgz

On 02-05-20 20.22, A. A. Rouner (aa...@vi...) wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I would very much like to install the text editor "jove" (Jonathon's Own
> version of Emacs") on my Mac OS X machine, running XFree86/XDarwin.
> Currently, the package manager "fink" does not have jove as an available
> program.
> 
> I've obtained a copy of jove, and would like to know if this can be
> installed on the Macintosh / XDarwin; any additional installation tips would
> be very much appreciated.
> 
> I found a version of jove, which was accessed from the "Prime Time Freeware"
> site, at http://ptf.com/ptf/ (the people who put out "The Darwin
> Collection."
> 
> Going to the link with the heading:
> 
> "The FreeBSD Ports Collection for Darwin and Mac OS X."
> 
> I searched for "jove" and found it at this address:
> 
> ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/editors/jove/
> 
> I'm assuming that since the link to the search page says it's for "Darwin
> and Mac OS X" that it *could* run on a Apple running OS X.  If you can tell
> me if you have an idea as to whether or not this (different) package can
> install on a Mac, and/or any tips on doing so, I'd really appreciate it
> (there doesn't seem to be a read-me with installation tips).
> 
> If anyone can tell me if this *could* be installed on Mac OS X, that would
> be great.  Any tips on possibly using fink to do so, or any other means,
> including directing me to useful info, would be gravy.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Andrew Rouner
> 
> P.S. -- Here's my set-up:
> 
> Obviously, I'm running Mac OS X, on a Powermac G4.  I installed XFree86 4.2
> independently of fink.  I then installed fink, and used it to install GIMP
> and Xemacs, both of which work fine and which fink has updated to the latest
> versions; fink also self-updated.
> 
> 
> A. Andrew Rouner
> ro...@vi...
> 
> 
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