Icedtea6-plugs version 1.6b - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.6b

      View the most recent changes for the icedtea6-plugs port at: icedtea6-plugs.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for icedtea6-plugs.
      The raw portfile for icedtea6-plugs 1.6b is located here:
      http://icedtea6-plugs.darwinports.com/dports/java/icedtea6-plugs/Portfile
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      The icedtea6-plugs Portfile 53088 2009-06-29 05:16:32Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: icedtea6-plugs
      Version: 1.6b

      Category: java
      Maintainers: landonf openmaintainer
      Platform: darwin

      Description: GPL-licensed replacements for Sun's Java binary plugs.
      Long Description: Icedtea is part of gnu classpath project and is an implementation of the binary plugs, that Sun is unable to release under the GNUv2 license. This in combination with openjdk6 or openjdk7 makes a completely legally distributable version of Java

      Homepage: http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/Main_Page

      distname jdk-7-icedtea-plugs-${version}

      Master Sites: http://www.intricatesoftware.com/distfiles/
      Checksums: md5 86e575da6209157b484d0e91e41cffc8 sha256 016d64416bdfe1d66901d169b2d7eaaf40a1ef00aa1d9643bf5130399619d9a0

      use_configure no

      worksrcdir jdk-7-icedtea-plugs

      build {}

      destroot {
      set path "${destroot}${prefix}/share/java/${name}/jre/lib"
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${path}
      xinstall -m 644 ${worksrcpath}/jre/lib/rt-closed.jar ${path}
      }

    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/icedtea6-plugs
      % sudo port install icedtea6-plugs
      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 icedtea6-plugs
      ---> Verifying checksum for icedtea6-plugs
      ---> Extracting icedtea6-plugs
      ---> Configuring icedtea6-plugs
      ---> Building icedtea6-plugs with target all
      ---> Staging icedtea6-plugs into destroot
      ---> Installing icedtea6-plugs
    - 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 icedtea6-plugs with these commands:
      %  man icedtea6-plugs
      % apropos icedtea6-plugs
      % which icedtea6-plugs
      % locate icedtea6-plugs

     Where to find more information:

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