Ntfsprogs version 2.0.0 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.0.0

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      The raw portfile for ntfsprogs 2.0.0 is located here:
      http://ntfsprogs.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/ntfsprogs/Portfile
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      The ntfsprogs Portfile 47530 2009-02-28 23:33:33Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: ntfsprogs
      Version: 2.0.0
      Category: sysutils
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer

      Description: a collection of utilities for doing stuff with NTFS volumes
      Long Description: $description

      Homepage: http://www.linux-ntfs.org/

      Master Sites: sourceforge:linux-ntfs

      Checksums: md5 2c402b647bb7aeb1d3f8ce1cc354fd68 sha1 c433189eb0955beb7360c6a475cc97083c5cd020

      livecheck.distname ntfsprogs
      livecheck.url http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projnews.php?group_id=13956

      configure.args --disable-gnome-vfs --disable-ntfsmount --disable-crypto --without-uuid

      depends_build port:pkgconfig

      Variant: crypto description {Enable crypto related code and utilities} {
      configure.args-delete --disable-crypto
      configure.args-append --enable-crypto
      depends_lib-append port:gnutls port:libconfig-hr
      }

      Variant: ntfsmount description {Enable userspace NTFS driver using FUSE} {
      configure.args-delete --disable-ntfsmount
      configure.args-append --enable-ntfsmount
      depends_lib-append port:macfuse
      destroot.violate_mtree yes
      }

      Variant: gnome_vfs description {Enable building of gnome-vfs libntfs modules} {
      configure.args-delete --disable-gnome-vfs
      configure.args-append --enable-gnome-vfs
      depends_lib-append port:gnome-vfs
      }

      Variant: extra description {Build extra ntfs programs} {
      build.target all extra
      }

      platform darwin {
      post-destroot {
      # /sbin/mkfs.ntfs is unnecessary since darwin doesn't have mkfs
      delete ${destroot}/sbin/mkfs.ntfs
      }
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

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