Sylpheed version 2.2.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.2.3

      View the most recent changes for the sylpheed port at: sylpheed.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for sylpheed.
      The raw portfile for sylpheed 2.2.3 is located here:
      http://sylpheed.darwinports.com/dports/mail/sylpheed/Portfile
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      The sylpheed Portfile 46912 2009-02-17 02:20:09Z raimue macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: sylpheed
      Version: 2.2.3
      Revision: 2
      Category: mail
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Fast, lightweight GTK+ mail client
      Homepage: http://sylpheed.good-day.net/
      Platform: darwin

      Long Description: Sylpheed is a fast, lightweight email client written in GTK+. The appearance and interface are similar to popular Windows clients, such as Outlook Express, Becky!, and Datula.

      Master Sites: http://sylpheed.good-day.net/sylpheed/v2.2/

      Checksums: md5 4fe29639ac4f628f348120361310e0af sha1 ec11e9544110b9b883d544688f192b254fd1dcfe rmd160 1c425f3873c8d6bcd8a33cc375d09b759a4af17a

      use_bzip2 yes

      depends_lib lib:libgtk.2:gtk2

      # fix syntax error with latest gtk
      Patch Files: patch-src-addr_compl.c.diff patch-src-editgroup.c.diff patch-src-prefs_summary_column.c.diff patch-src-select-keys.c.diff

      pre-configure { reinplace "s|-traditional-cpp|-no-cpp-precomp|g" ${worksrcpath}/configure
      }

      configure.cflags "-O3 -fstrict-aliasing -funroll-loops -pipe -bind_at_load -multiply_defined suppress"

      configure.args --disable-compface --disable-jpilot --disable-gdk-pixbuf --disable-ssl --disable-gtkspell --enable-ipv6
      post-destroot { set docpath ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      file mkdir ${docpath}
      foreach f {AUTHORS ChangeLog* COPYING* LICENSE NEWS* README* TODO*} {
      eval file copy [glob ${worksrcpath}/${f}] ${docpath}
      }
      }


      Variant: ssl { depends_lib-append lib:libssl.0.9:openssl
      configure.args-delete --disable-ssl
      configure.args-append --enable-ssl
      }

      Variant: gpg { depends_lib-append lib:libgpgme:gpgme
      configure.args-append --enable-gpgme --with-gpgme-prefix=${prefix}
      }

      Variant: gdk { depends_lib-append lib:libgdk-pixbuf:gdk-pixbuf
      configure.args-delete --disable-gdk-pixbuf
      configure.args-append --enable-gdk-pixbuf
      }

      Variant: ldap { configure.args-append --enable-ldap }

      Variant: gtkspell { depends_lib-append lib:libgtkspell:gtkspell2
      configure.args-delete --disable-gtkspell
      configure.args-append --enable-gtkspell
      }

      Variant: compface { depends_lib-append port:compface
      configure.args-delete --disable-compface
      configure.args-append --enable-compface
      }


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

     Where to find more information:

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