Unshield 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 unshield port at: unshield.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for unshield.
      The raw portfile for unshield 0.5 is located here:
      http://unshield.darwinports.com/dports/archivers/unshield/Portfile
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      The unshield Portfile 28068 2007-08-19 17:06:09Z nox macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: unshield
      Version: 0.5
      Category: archivers compression sysutils
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: boeyms openmaintainer
      Description: Extract files from InstallShield cabinet files

      Long Description: Extract files from InstallShield-style cabinet files (usually named data1.cab, data1.hdr, data2.cab, etc), versions 5 and later


      Homepage: http://synce.sourceforge.net/synce/unshield.php
      Master Sites: sourceforge:synce

      depends_lib port:zlib

      Checksums: md5 ff6bb0fbe962bc00e230592c910b90ce sha1 317990841cceea95d51638bd4f29456e2cfaf5af rmd160 cf56cb3be917b8c20f131a0e82469c11b585b142

      configure.args --with-zlib=${prefix}

      post-destroot {
      set docdir ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}-${version}
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${docdir}
      xinstall -m 644 -W ${worksrcpath} LICENSE README TODO ${destroot}${docdir}
      }

      livecheck.distname Unshield


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

     Where to find more information:

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