Mplus-fonts version 2.2.4 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Monday the 23rd of November, 2009

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    version 2.2.4

      View the most recent changes for the mplus-fonts port at: mplus-fonts.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for mplus-fonts.
      The raw portfile for mplus-fonts 2.2.4 is located here:
      http://mplus-fonts.darwinports.com/dports/x11/mplus-fonts/Portfile
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      The mplus-fonts Portfile 56061 2009-08-24 00:33:19Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: mplus-fonts
      Version: 2.2.4
      Revision: 1
      Category: x11 fonts
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nifty.com:pelopor
      Description: simple and highly readable bitmap Japanese fonts
      Long Description: M+ BITMAP FONTS were designed to be simple and highly readable. It incorporates all Kanji (Chinese character in Japanese) until level 2 (the one described in JISX0208).

      Homepage: http://mplus-fonts.sourceforge.jp
      Master Sites: http://downloads.sourceforge.jp/mplus-fonts/5030/
      distname mplus_bitmap_fonts-${version}
      Checksums: md5 a97a99acbee54976407dec828d03850c
      depends_lib bin:mkfontdir:mkfontdir
      Patch Files: patch-install_mplus_fonts.diff
      set fontsdir /share/fonts
      set docs {LICENSE_E LICENSE_J README_E README_J}
      configure {}
      build.cmd ${worksrcpath}/install_mplus_fonts
      build.target
      destroot {xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus
      eval xinstall -m 644 [glob ${worksrcpath}/fonts_e/*.pcf.gz] ${destroot}${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus
      eval xinstall -m 644 [glob ${worksrcpath}/fonts_e/euro/*.pcf.gz] ${destroot}${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus
      eval xinstall -m 644 [glob ${worksrcpath}/fonts_j/*.pcf.gz] ${destroot}${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus
      # font alias
      xinstall -m 644 ${worksrcpath}/fonts_e/fonts.alias ${destroot}${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus
      system "cat ${worksrcpath}/fonts_e/euro/fonts.alias >> ${destroot}${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus/fonts.alias"
      system "cat ${worksrcpath}/fonts_j/fonts.alias >> ${destroot}${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus/fonts.alias"
      #docs
      xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      foreach D ${docs} {
      xinstall -m 644 ${worksrcpath}/${D} ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      }
      }

      post-activate {
      system "mkfontscale ${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus"
      system "mkfontdir ${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus"
      }

      # This should be done when uninstalling, but deactivate doesn't currently work
      #post-deactivate {
      # system "mkfontscale ${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus"
      # system "mkfontdir ${prefix}${fontsdir}/mplus"
      #}

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

     Where to find more information:

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