Checkdns version 0.5 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 0.5

      View the most recent changes for the checkdns port at: checkdns.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for checkdns.
      The raw portfile for checkdns 0.5 is located here:
      http://checkdns.darwinports.com/dports/net/checkdns/Portfile
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      The checkdns Portfile 50278 2009-04-28 18:36:41Z jmr macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: checkdns
      Version: 0.5
      Category: net
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: A domain name server analysis and reporting tool
      Long Description: ${description}

      Homepage: http://www.enderunix.org/checkdns/
      Master Sites: http://www.enderunix.org/checkdns/
      Checksums: md5 7420cc7a01217391bb3eb4a2e7da1e96
      Patch Files: patch-dns.c.diff patch-main.c.diff patch-Makefile.diff

      configure {
      reinplace "s|/usr/local|${prefix}|g" ${worksrcpath}/checkdns.conf-dist
      reinplace "s|__PREFIX__|${prefix}|g" ${worksrcpath}/main.c
      }

      build.target compile
      build.args CC=${configure.cc}

      destroot {
      xinstall -m 755 ${worksrcpath}/checkdns ${destroot}${prefix}/bin
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name} ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}
      xinstall -m 644 ${worksrcpath}/checkdns.conf-dist ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/checkdns.conf.sample
      file copy ${worksrcpath}/lang ${destroot}${prefix}/share/${name}
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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