Bindfs version 1.8 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Friday the 20th of November, 2009

    version 1.8

      View the most recent changes for the bindfs port at: bindfs.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for bindfs.
      The raw portfile for bindfs 1.8 is located here:
      http://bindfs.darwinports.com/dports/fuse/bindfs/Portfile
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      The bindfs Portfile 42531 2008-11-23 22:11:58Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: bindfs
      Version: 1.8
      Category: fuse
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer

      Description: mirrors or overlays a local directory with altered permissions
      Long Description: bindfs is a FUSE filesystem for mirroring a directory to another directory, similarly to mount --bind. The permissions of the mirrored directory can be altered in various ways.

      Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/bindfs/

      Master Sites: http://bindfs.googlecode.com/files/
      Checksums: md5 16d6ca3b68f6b6eab6b4d5d72f41863f sha1 257f8407cc61b7c898b739c3a192f8a255a6c39f rmd160 d89135de07378bc47f2adf6a15d25fc62da42038

      depends_build port:pkgconfig
      depends_lib port:macfuse

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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