Hexedit version 1.2.12 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.2.12

      View the most recent changes for the hexedit port at: hexedit.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for hexedit.
      The raw portfile for hexedit 1.2.12 is located here:
      http://hexedit.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/hexedit/Portfile
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      The hexedit Portfile 50984 2009-05-14 21:08:43Z and.damore macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: hexedit
      Version: 1.2.12
      Description: A hexeditor for the console.
      Long Description: view and edit files in hexadecimal or in ASCII. hexedit shows a file both in ASCII and in hexadecimal. The file can be a device as the file is not whole read. You can modify the file and search through it. You have also copy&paste and save to file functions. Truncating or appending to the file. Modifications are shown in bold.

      Category: sysutils
      Platform: darwin linux sunos
      Maintainers: korseby.net:kristian.peters
      Homepage: http://merd.sourceforge.net/pixel/hexedit.html
      Master Sites: http://merd.net/pixel http://merd.sourceforge.net/pixel http://www.chez.com/prigaux
      distname ${name}-${version}.src
      extract.suffix .tgz
      worksrcdir ${name}
      Checksums: md5 0d2f48610006278cd93359fea9a06d5c sha1 fee89e390945045fe6b74b5f07600a8e664c8b21 rmd160 76f30d62e5c4b18fdba60cf7852641ba2b547dbb
      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man
      Patch Files: patch-Makefile.in
      post-configure {
      reinplace "s|-lcurses|-lncurses|g" ${worksrcpath}/Makefile
      }
      depends_lib port:ncurses

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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