Ifstat version 1.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Monday the 23rd of November, 2009

    version 1.1

      View the most recent changes for the ifstat port at: ifstat.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for ifstat.
      The raw portfile for ifstat 1.1 is located here:
      http://ifstat.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/ifstat/Portfile
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      The ifstat Portfile 57017 2009-09-04 20:02:31Z toby macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: ifstat
      Version: 1.1
      Revision: 2
      Category: sysutils net
      Description: ifstat is a tool to report network interface bandwidth
      Long Description: ifstat is a tool to report network interfaces bandwith just like vmstat/iostat do for other system counters. ifstat gathers these statistics from the kernel internal counters, which is highly operating system dependent.
      Homepage: http://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/
      license GPLv2
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Master Sites: ${homepage}
      Checksums: md5 b655642c33a626cfe976792fbcd9b6e1

      Patch Files: patch-Makefile.in

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --enable-library --without-ifmib

      Variant: snmp description "Enable SNMP support" {
      depends_lib-append port:net-snmp
      configure.args-append --with-snmp=${prefix}
      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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