Lingon version 2.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 2.1

      View the most recent changes for the lingon port at: lingon.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for lingon.
      The raw portfile for lingon 2.1 is located here:
      http://lingon.darwinports.com/dports/aqua/Lingon/Portfile
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      The lingon Portfile 54313 2009-07-24 19:05:01Z toby macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      PortGroup xcode 1.0

      Name: Lingon
      Version: 2.1
      Category: aqua sysutils
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: bfulgham
      Homepage: http://lingon.sourceforge.net/
      Description: Graphical interface for creating launchd configurations

      Long Description: Lingon is a graphical interface for creating launchd configuration files and controlling them through launchctl for Mac OS X Tiger.


      Master Sites: sourceforge:lingon
      Checksums: md5 648c4ef122253110d28a950949c5d570 sha1 31e4a6f9eb8193abafa1641f029c34619b856334

      use_zip yes
      distname ${name}Source-${version}

      pre-fetch {
      if {[variant_isset darwin_7] || [variant_isset darwin_8]} {
      return -code error "${name} ${version} only builds on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.x). Sorry."
      }
      }

      use_configure no

      platform darwin 7 { }
      platform darwin 8 { }

      platform darwin 9 {
      if {$xcodeversion == "2.1"} {
      set xcodebuilddir build/Deployment
      }
      }

      build.type pbx
      build.dir ${workpath}/${name}Source
      build.target "Lingon"
      build.args -configuration "Release"

      destroot {
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}/Applications/MacPorts
      file copy ${workpath}/${name}Source/build/Release/${name}.app ${destroot}/Applications/MacPorts
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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