Glut version 3.7 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Saturday the 7th of November, 2009

    version 3.7

      View the most recent changes for the glut port at: glut.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for glut.
      The raw portfile for glut 3.7 is located here:
      http://glut.darwinports.com/dports/graphics/glut/Portfile
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      Check for any related Fink projects here: pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/glut


      # -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:filetype=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
      The glut Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: glut
      Version: 3.7
      Revision: 3
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Category: graphics x11
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: http://www.opengl.org/resources/libraries/glut/
      Homepage: http://www.opengl.org/resources/libraries/glut.html

      Description: stub package. glut is now installed with the mesa port
      Long Description: ${description}

      distfiles

      build { }
      destroot {
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      system "echo ${long_description} > ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/README.txt"
      }
      use_configure no
      #disable livecheck
      livecheck.type none

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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