Backuppc version 3.1.0 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 3.1.0

      View the most recent changes for the backuppc port at: backuppc.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for backuppc.
      The raw portfile for backuppc 3.1.0 is located here:
      http://backuppc.darwinports.com/dports/sysutils/backuppc/Portfile
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      The backuppc Portfile 57043 2009-09-05 16:31:20Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: backuppc
      Category: sysutils
      Version: 3.1.0
      Maintainers: jameskyle
      Homepage: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
      Description: BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, WinXX and Mac OS X PCs and laptops to a server's disk.
      Long Description: ${description} BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain.

      Platform: darwin

      Master Sites: sourceforge

      depends_lib port:perl5 port:p5-compress-zlib port:p5-archive-zip port:p5-file-rsyncp port:samba3 port:gnutar port:mod_perl2 port:rsync port:openssh port:gzip port:bzip2 port:par2

      distname BackupPC-${version}

      Checksums: md5 84b4471852ef910768eae9963ef932d2 sha1 3bd6d637f4f08f2fda44a12668b91d47c4abb0a7 rmd160 22d4cb6dd76f846fde489a301852f50e8db1ae1d

      configure.args --batch --backuppc-user=backuppc --cgi-dir ${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/cgi-bin --data-dir ${prefix}/var/backups --dest-dir ${destroot} --html-dir ${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/htdocs/backuppc --html-dir-url /backuppc --install-dir ${prefix} --config-dir ${prefix}/etc/BackupPC

      Patch Files: patch-configure.pl.diff patch-lib-backuppc-cgi-view.pm.diff

      destroot.violate_mtree yes

      destroot.keepdirs ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups/cpool ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups/log ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups/trash ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups/pool ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups/pc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups/ ${destroot}${prefix}/var/log/BackupPC ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/htdocs ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/logs

      set hostname [exec "hostname"]

      pre-configure {

      ui_debug "Hostname: ${hostname}"
      configure.args-append --hostname ${hostname}

      }

      configure {
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${worksrcpath}/configure.pl
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}/|g" ${worksrcpath}/lib/BackupPC/CGI/View.pm


      addgroup backuppc
      set gid [existsgroup backuppc]
      adduser backuppc gid=${gid} realname=BackupPC
      }

      build {}

      destroot {
      # destroot for the web skeleton
      xinstall -d -m 770 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup
      xinstall -d -m 770 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/cgi-bin
      xinstall -d -m 770 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/conf
      xinstall -m 600 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${filespath}/httpd.conf ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/conf/

      xinstall -m 600 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${filespath}/mime.types ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/conf
      xinstall -m 600 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${filespath}/magic ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/conf

      xinstall -d -m 770 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/htdocs
      xinstall -m 600 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${filespath}/favicon.ico ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/htdocs/

      xinstall -d -m 770 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/logs

      # destroot for backuppc
      xinstall -d -m 770 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/backups
      xinstall -d -m 770 -g backuppc -o backuppc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/log/BackupPC

      # create backup directory
      system "cd ${worksrcpath} && ${prefix}/bin/perl configure.pl ${configure.args}"
      xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/
      move ${destroot}${prefix}/doc ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/BackupPC

      # install the launch scripts
      xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}/Library/LaunchDaemons

      xinstall ${filespath}/net.sourceforge.backuppc.plist ${destroot}/Library/LaunchDaemons/

      # Install extras
      xinstall -d -m 755 ${destroot}${prefix}/share/BackupPC/extras
      xinstall ${filespath}/backuppc_config_template.rb ${destroot}${prefix}/share/BackupPC/extras
      xinstall ${filespath}/backuppc_auth.conf ${destroot}${prefix}/share/BackupPC/extras
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${destroot}${prefix}/share/BackupPC/extras/backuppc_auth.conf

      xinstall ${filespath}/org.macports.backuppc.apache2.plist ${destroot}/Library/LaunchDaemons/
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${destroot}/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.backuppc.apache2.plist
      reinplace "s| CONFPATH |${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/conf/|g" ${destroot}/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.backuppc.apache2.plist
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/conf/httpd.conf
      reinplace "s| HOSTNAME |${hostname}|g" ${destroot}${prefix}/var/wwwbackup/conf/httpd.conf
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${destroot}/Library/LaunchDaemons/net.sourceforge.backuppc.plist





      }

      post-activate {
      set finish_message "There are several more things you
      will need to do:

      - Browse through the config file, ${prefix}/etc/BackupPC/config.pl,
      and make sure all the settings are correct. In particular,
      you will need to set \$Conf{CgiAdminUsers} so you have
      administration privileges in the CGI interface.

      - Change the \$Conf{}

      - Edit the list of hosts to backup in ${prefix}/etc/BackupPC/hosts.

      - Read the documentation in ${prefix}/share/doc/BackupPC/BackupPC.html.
      Please pay special attention to the security section.

      - Verify that the CGI script BackupPC_Admin runs correctly. You might
      need to change the permissions or group ownership of BackupPC_Admin.
      If this is an upgrade and you are using mod_perl, you will need
      to restart Apache. Otherwise it will have stale code.

      - BackupPC should be ready to start. Don't forget to run it
      as user backuppc! The installation also contains an
      /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.sourceforge.backuppc.plist launchd
      so that BackupPC can auto-start on boot. To enable this daemon
      execute the following command:
      cd /Library/LaunchDaemons
      sudo launchctl load net.sourceforge.backuppc.plist

      - The data directory is set to ${prefix}/var/backups. Please ensure
      You have enough space for your backups at this location. You may
      wish to create a custom mount point point for you backup volume
      if necessary.

      - To hide the backuppc user in the login window, you may execute

      defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow

      - Please see the ${prefix}/share/BackupPC/extras directory for client
      setup scripts, sample apache.conf files, and more.
      "

      ui_msg ${finish_message}

      }

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

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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