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The py-setuptools Portfile 50980 2009-05-14 19:41:55Z and.damore macports.org $

PortSystem 1.0
PortGroup python24 1.0

Name: py-setuptools
Version: 0.6c9
Category:-append devel
Maintainers: openmaintainer stechert
Description: distutils enhancement for build and distribution
Long Description: setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages.

Platform: darwin

Homepage: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools
Master Sites: http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/source/s/setuptools/
distname setuptools-${version}

Checksums: md5 3864c01d9c719c8924c455714492295e sha1 79086433b341f0c1df45e10d586a7d3cc25089f1 rmd160 bc0ee3821e76b57fd13425b16c4419dbccf95ed9

post-destroot {
xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
xinstall -m 644 -W ${worksrcpath} EasyInstall.txt api_tests.txt pkg_resources.txt setuptools.txt ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
# To avoid conflict between py-setuptools and py25-setuptools (See r31503)
file delete ${destroot}${prefix}/bin/easy_install
}

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

--->  Staging py-setuptools into destroot

--->  Installing py-setuptools

- 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-setuptools with these commands:

%  man py-setuptools
%  apropos py-setuptools
%  which py-setuptools
%  locate py-setuptools

 Where to find more information: