Libgksu12 version 1.3.7 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.3.7

      View the most recent changes for the libgksu12 port at: libgksu12.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for libgksu12.
      The raw portfile for libgksu12 1.3.7 is located here:
      http://libgksu12.darwinports.com/dports/x11/libgksu12/Portfile
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      The libgksu12 Portfile 30259 2007-10-23 02:31:56Z jmpp macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: libgksu12
      Version: 1.3.7
      Platform: darwin
      Category: x11 devel
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Simple API for su and sudo
      Long Description: LibGKSu is a library from the gksu program that provides a simple API for using su and sudo in programs that need to execute tasks as other users. It provides X authentication facilities for running programs in a X session.

      Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/gksu/
      Master Sites: http://people.debian.org/~kov/gksu/old_stuff/libgksu1.2/
      distname libgksu1.2-${version}
      Checksums: md5 9ee0808e8e24254cfc9f834a55093d06

      depends_lib port:gtk2
      depends_build port:pkgconfig

      Patch Files: patch-libgksu.diff

      configure.args --infodir=${prefix}/share/info --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --disable-gtk-doc

      Variant: docs {
      depends_build-append port:gtk-doc
      configure.args-delete --disable-gtk-doc
      configure.args-append --enable-gtk-doc
      }

    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/libgksu12
      % sudo port install libgksu12
      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 libgksu12
      ---> Verifying checksum for libgksu12
      ---> Extracting libgksu12
      ---> Configuring libgksu12
      ---> Building libgksu12 with target all
      ---> Staging libgksu12 into destroot
      ---> Installing libgksu12
    - 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 libgksu12 with these commands:
      %  man libgksu12
      % apropos libgksu12
      % which libgksu12
      % locate libgksu12

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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