Download and Install rtorrent version 0.7.9 on Mac OS X
Friday the 25th of July, 2008

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      View the most recent changes for the rtorrent port at: rtorrent.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for rtorrent.
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      # $Id: Portfile 33385 2008-01-26 02:19:39Z imajes macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: rtorrent
      Version: 0.7.9
      Category: net
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: gardnermj gmail.com
      Description: console-based BitTorrent client
      Long Description: rTorrent is a console-based BitTorrent client. It aims to be a fully-featured and efficient client with the ability to run in the background using screen. It supports fast-resume and session management.

      Homepage: http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/
      master_sites ${homepage}downloads/
      checksums md5 136202fdd540a92aafbcee29f849d228 sha1 0b53bd3b2c15f93352607ab3685916fe27033450 rmd160 8cfee138c0142ad22830b3d518e198f163063a84

      depends_lib port:curl port:libsigcxx2 port:libtorrent port:ncurses port:openssl port:zlib

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

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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