To install socketxx, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install socketxx
To see what files were installed by socketxx, run:
port contents socketxx
To later upgrade socketxx, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade socketxx
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