Aget version 0.4 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.4

      View the most recent changes for the aget port at: aget.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for aget.
      The raw portfile for aget 0.4 is located here:
      http://aget.darwinports.com/dports/net/aget/Portfile
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      The aget Portfile 30239 2007-10-23 01:55:09Z jmpp macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: aget
      Version: 0.4
      Category: net
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: multithreaded HTTP download accelerator
      Long Description: Aget is a multithreaded HTTP download accelerator, similar to the Win32 Project Flashget.
      Homepage: http://www.enderunix.org/aget/
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: ${homepage}
      Checksums: md5 1d32390f5ea2ddd82dfbb1794cdfa92f

      Patch Files: patch-Head.c

      configure {
      reinplace "s| -pthread||" ${worksrcpath}/Makefile
      }

      destroot {
      xinstall -s -m 555 ${worksrcpath}/aget ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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