Breqn version 094 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 094

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      The raw portfile for breqn 094 is located here:
      http://breqn.darwinports.com/dports/tex/breqn/Portfile
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      The breqn Portfile 50980 2009-05-14 19:41:55Z and.damore macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: breqn
      Version: 094
      Category: tex
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: gwright
      Description: Automatic equation breaking in TeX.
      Long Description: Automatic line breaking of displayed equations in TeX.

      Homepage: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/breqn.html
      Master Sites: http://www.kilohotel.com/misc/ http://www.artfiles.org/gentoo.org/distfiles/ ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/
      Checksums: md5 61f8bcbfd475203fd977ee9589810780

      extract.suffix .tgz
      distname ${name}${version}

      depends_lib bin:texhash:texlive

      configure { }
      build { }

      destroot { set breqndest ${destroot}${prefix}/share/texmf-local/tex/latex/${name}
      file mkdir ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/breqn.sty ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/breqndoc.dvi ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/cmbase.sym ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/eqbreaks.dvi ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/eqlayouts.dvi ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/flexisym.sty ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/mathstyle.sty ${breqndest}
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/msabm.sym ${breqndest}
      }

      post-activate { system "texhash" }


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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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