Elk version 3.99.7 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Saturday the 7th of November, 2009

    version 3.99.7

      View the most recent changes for the elk port at: elk.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for elk.
      The raw portfile for elk 3.99.7 is located here:
      http://elk.darwinports.com/dports/lang/elk/Portfile
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      The elk Portfile 50980 2009-05-14 19:41:55Z and.damore macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: elk
      Version: 3.99.7
      Revision: 0
      Category: lang
      Maintainers: waqar
      Description: Scheme Extension Language Kit
      Long Description: Elk (the Extension Language Kit) is an implementation of the Scheme programming language. It can be used as a standalone Scheme interpreter, or as an embeddable, reusable extension language subsystem for applications written in C or C++ through the libelk library.
      Platform: darwin
      Homepage: http://sam.zoy.org/elk
      Master Sites: http://sam.zoy.org/elk

      use_bzip2 yes

      Checksums: md5 6711247691266f36742bd3db9311dc4a sha1 e42391fc4aa96ba300b3db736e96cfd68449095b

      configure.args --infodir=${prefix}/share/info --mandir=${prefix}/share/man

      Variant: x11 {
      configure.args-append --with-x
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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