Scale2x version 2.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.1

      View the most recent changes for the scale2x port at: scale2x.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for scale2x.
      The raw portfile for scale2x 2.1 is located here:
      http://scale2x.darwinports.com/dports/graphics/scale2x/Portfile
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      The scale2x Portfile 30230 2007-10-22 23:03:23Z jmpp macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: scale2x
      Version: 2.1
      Category: graphics
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: utility to increase the size of small bitmaps
      Long Description: Scale2x is real-time graphics effect able to increase the size of small bitmaps guessing the missing pixels without interpolating pixels and blurring the images.
      Homepage: http://scale2x.sourceforge.net/
      Platform: darwin

      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Checksums: md5 e7f93d3c1fb413e1b30667284597d696

      depends_lib port:zlib port:libpng

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man

    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/scale2x
      % sudo port install scale2x
      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 scale2x
      ---> Verifying checksum for scale2x
      ---> Extracting scale2x
      ---> Configuring scale2x
      ---> Building scale2x with target all
      ---> Staging scale2x into destroot
      ---> Installing scale2x
    - 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 scale2x with these commands:
      %  man scale2x
      % apropos scale2x
      % which scale2x
      % locate scale2x

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