Faad2 version 2.7 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.7

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      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for faad2.
      The raw portfile for faad2 2.7 is located here:
      http://faad2.darwinports.com/dports/audio/faad2/Portfile
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      The faad2 Portfile 57227 2009-09-07 21:23:03Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: faad2
      Version: 2.7
      Category: audio
      Maintainers: kallisys.net:pguyot openmaintainer
      Description: Fastest ISO AAC audio decoder.
      Long Description: FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LC (Low Complexity), HE (High Efficiency), LTP (Long Term Prediction), LD (Low Delay) and ER (Error Resiliency) object type AAC files.
      Homepage: http://www.audiocoding.com/
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: sourceforge:faac
      Checksums: md5 ee1b4d67ea2d76ee52c5621bc6dbf61e sha1 80eaaa5cc576c35dd28863767b795c50cbcc0511 rmd160 3f0ca461e2953014d5b17edccb3337767d478b8d

      depends_build port:libtool port:autoconf port:automake

      pre-configure {
      system "cd ${worksrcpath} && LIBTOOLIZE=${prefix}/bin/glibtoolize autoreconf -vif"
      reinplace "s|-flat_namespace -undefined suppress|-undefined error|g" "${worksrcpath}/aclocal.m4"
      }

      configure.args --without-bmp --without-xmms --without-drm --without-mpeg4ip

      platform darwin {
      configure.cflags-append -DHAS_LRINTF
      }

      livecheck.url http://www.audiocoding.com/downloads.html
      livecheck.regex "${name}-(\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)*)${extract.suffix}"

    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/faad2
      % sudo port install faad2
      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 faad2
      ---> Verifying checksum for faad2
      ---> Extracting faad2
      ---> Configuring faad2
      ---> Building faad2 with target all
      ---> Staging faad2 into destroot
      ---> Installing faad2
    - 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 faad2 with these commands:
      %  man faad2
      % apropos faad2
      % which faad2
      % locate faad2

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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