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Battle nations cheats teeth12/11/2023 ![]() Of course, you can build ports from fink in MacPorts and vice versa - it just takes a little more effort.įor this reason MacPorts uses less hard disk space as well. In my experience it also takes 3-4 attempts before you get Fink installation right. The other (big) advantage of Macports is its more active developer base hence, the various packages tend to get updated quicker. ![]() While it is not necessary to keep your packages updated by the day (or the month), it is always nice not to have to wait months for a fix. The good news is that the Macports port library is becoming as extensive as the fink library despite its late start. Again, if you have the expertise, you can always install fink packages in your Macports system as both are open source. Pre-requisites: Assuming you have a Mac OS X, get the latest versions of X11 and XCode. That is basically it! Then go to the MacPorts install page, download the dmg, and start building any (or all) of its 7015 ports (in 92 different categories). And have fun!īasic Commands: The average Macports user needs only a handful of commands to install, upgrade, and remove MacPorts. ![]() The MacPorts Guide talks about all of these commands (and more) in more detail. But this should be all you need if you are a basic user. You will need ‘sudo’ for most of these commands, i.e., when write/execute permissions are needed. Uninstall MacPorts: rm -rf /opt/local/ /Applications/MacPorts/ /Library/Tcl/macports1.0/ /Library/LaunchDaemns/org.macports.* Uninstall (deactivate) ports: port uninstall (deactivate) emacs Upgrade all (one) outdated ports: port upgrade outdated (emacs) Search available ports: port search emacs List all available (installed/outdated) ports: port list (installed/outdated) I have used ’emacs’ as an example for package name. ![]() MacPorts PATH: Ports downloaded via MacPorts will be in ‘/opt/local/bin/’, separate from ports native to X11 (e.g. Ls, cd, more, gzip, …) that are stored in ‘/usr/bin/’ MacPorts will automatically add this to your PATH on installation. ![]()
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