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The py-cairo Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

PortSystem 1.0

Name: py-cairo
set my_name pycairo
# pycairo 1.6.4 does not support Python 2.4
Version: 1.4.12
Revision: 3
Category: python x11
Platform: darwin
Maintainers: nomaintainer
Description: Pycairo is set of Python bindings for the cairo graphics library

Long Description: ${description}

Homepage: http://cairographics.org/pycairo/
Master Sites: http://cairographics.org/releases/
distname ${my_name}-${version}

Checksums: md5 c63199d35b1e1d3c5133509f315f70d7 sha1 580255db6f3ab4c44ac44dfe0a9f7d1f598c2ab3 rmd160 f44bb6bcc6b366568e0297689164537dc891b278

depends_build port:pkgconfig
depends_lib port:python24 path:lib/pkgconfig/cairo.pc:cairo port:py-numpy

configure.python ${prefix}/bin/python2.4

set python_prefix ${frameworks_dir}/Python.framework/Versions/2.4
# change default includedir to avoid conflict with other python pycairo packages
configure.args-append --includedir=${prefix}/include/python2.4

platform darwin 9 {
post-patch {
reinplace "s| -export-symbols-regex.*||g" ${worksrcpath}/cairo/Makefile.in
}
}

post-destroot {
set docdir ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}-${version}
xinstall -d ${destroot}${docdir}
xinstall -m 0644 -W ${worksrcpath} AUTHORS COPYING NEWS doc/NOTES doc/FAQ README ${destroot}${docdir}

# avoid conflict with other python pycairo packages
# pkg-config based ports will have to set configure.pkg_config_path to find this package
xinstall -d -m 0755 ${destroot}${python_prefix}/lib
move ${destroot}${prefix}/lib/pkgconfig ${destroot}${python_prefix}/lib
}

livecheck.type regex
livecheck.regex ${my_name}-(1\\.4\\.\\d+)

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/py-cairo
%  sudo port install py-cairo  
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 py-cairo
--->  Verifying checksum for py-cairo
--->  Extracting py-cairo
--->  Configuring py-cairo
--->  Building py-cairo with target all

--->  Staging py-cairo into destroot

--->  Installing py-cairo

- 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 py-cairo with these commands:

%  man py-cairo
%  apropos py-cairo
%  which py-cairo
%  locate py-cairo

 Where to find more information: