A package management system for OS X. It allows for easy installation of free/open source software. Formerly called DarwinPorts.
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How do I install Macports and Xcode for OS X Snow Leopard
I'm new to OS X and I have an older Snow Leopard system. I need to compile a few simple C programs for some analysis work. It seems that gcc et al are part of a package called Xcode, and that many ...
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Problem installing rpm using macports
I am trying to install the rpm package using MacPorts, but this is what I get:
~ wdb$ sudo port install rpm
---> Computing dependencies for rpm
Error: org.macports.activate for port rpm returned: ...
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MacBook Pro 2012 appearance
I just got the latest MacBook Pro (2.6 GHz i7 Quad Core, 8GB RAM, non-retina).
But the packaging and overall appearance looks just like the older 15" one (I don't see any HDMI and stuff). Are the ...
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How can I install ganglia on 10.6 with fink?
I want to install Ganglia on my mac.
I was able to get the configure script to work by installing the following fink packages:
fink install rrdtool rrdtool-dev libconfuse0
And then issuing ...
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Terminal hangs on startup
I am on OSX Lion. After I Control C the building of Atlas under MacPorts Clang I can no longer get it to run. It start taking around 2GB on startup and even does this after a reboot. After killing the ...
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Midnight Commander installed via Ports to support scp
I have installed Midnight Commander via Ports, but I am unable to connect to a remote computer to copy files as:
cd #sh:user@server.net
I keep getting:
"Cannot CHDIR to #sh:user@server.net".
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Is Eigen provided with XCode?
I found out that I have some Eigen file in /usr/include/eigen3/...
Is Eigen provided by deafult with XCode 4.3 or were them installed by me with a package manager like macport or homebrew?
I'm ...
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Unable to update MacPorts: “symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64”
I'm trying to run sudo port selfupdate to but part of the build process seems to be generating errors. I've run it with -d, and here's the output:
DEBUG: MacPorts sources location: ...
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Where does macports install programs
I have installed both moria and ettercap using MacPorts (via pallet) and I can't for the life of me find out where the things were installed to run them!
Where is the install directory?
EDIT: When I ...
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MacPorts gcc_select doesn't contain gcc_select
I want to use different gcc versions easily (to build some whimsy python library). I've installed gcc_select-0.1_6… but it doesn't contain "gcc_select", is it a bug or gcc_select is just a stub now an ...
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Listing all files installed by some MacPorts package
How to list all files that was installed by some MacPorts package?
For example in Funtoo (or in Gentoo) I can achieve the same with a command:
equery b [package name]
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Run x11 app from dock
I have an app in /usr/local/bin directory and can not drag it onto the dock and have to open Terminal everytime I want to run this program.
Is it possible to run a macported/homebrewed application ...
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Xcode appears to be installed but xcodebuild is unusable
I was had to reinstall Xcode 4 and now I'm getting message Xcode appears to be installed but xcodebuild is unusable; and xcodebuild exists but failed to execute all the time when I try to install ...
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Apache module run under MacPorts gives SQLite error
I have an Apache module, compiled from source, which works just fine with the stock Apache 2.2 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.7. However, under the Apache 2.2.22 installed by MacPorts, running ...
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How can I install getent on Snow Leopard?
I have several scripts which require the utility getent. In addition, I've read several handy tips which use getent.
getent is a Networking utility which is widely available on Unix, *BSD and ...
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MacPorts and Pallet GUI
I am very new to MacPorts. However after googling for a long time, I have managed to get it to work on Lion with Xcode 4.2.1. Somehow MacPorts does not work with Xcode 4.3 so far.
Now, I was looking ...
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Create a new port for Macports
I hate to wait for Macports to update the packages that I need. I would like to learn how to create a new port and submit it to Macports server. How do I do that?
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Failed to install ghostscript, during Imagemagick installation
I'm kinda new to those CLI installations so I don't know exactly what I'm doing I'm just following the installation steps of the guide:
I want to install Imagemagick on my Mac 10.5.8:
I typed ´sudo ...
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Reinstall Lion, Keep MacPorts
After reinstalling Lion, port install produces:
Warning: xcodebuild exists but failed to execute
Error: Unable to open port: can't read "build.pre_args":
can't read "build.cmd": Failed to locate ...
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Mac OS X Lion Server and Macports - Can they work together?
I've been using macports for my MAMP projects for quite some time, but I don't think that the command line server management for Apache and MySQL Server, both from macports, is the best way to do it. ...
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Mac Ports keeps on re-installing Perl, Python, etc
Every time I want to install something, mac ports keeps on re-installing Perl, Python, etc. although the same packages are already installed on the system. Is there some setting to avoid this?
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MacPorts 2.0.3 uninstalling package gives error “this entry does not own the given file”
I'm hitting an error while trying to uninstall some packages in my MacPorts 2.0.3 installation, and I can't figure out what's causing them or how to resolve them. Googling around lead to nothing ...
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How to find which ports depends on a given one when using macports?
I want to find which ports depends on a given installed port (texlive in my case). I found port deps texlive, but this is working in the "wrong" direction. How can I do it?
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Can homebrew and macports work together to let Firefox-X11 be installed?
I want to install firefox-x11 but theres no repo in homebrew, only macports seems to have one, hence I'm at a loss how to get firefox-X11 on a system that relies on homebrew for OSS.
The way I'd ...
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MacPorts-installed packages not working after updating to Lion
I recently upgraded OS X from 10.6 to 10.7. Since doing this, certain command line tools I installed via MacPorts, such as ImageMagick, stopped working. For example when I run $ convert Jobs.png ...
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Unable to install Meld via MacPorts 2.0.3 on OSX 10.6.8
I am trying to get Meld onto my OS X 10.6.8 box using MacPorts 2.0.3 and am not having success.
bobk-mbp:opt bobk$ port version
Version: 2.0.3
bobk-mbp:opt bobk$ sudo port install meld
---> ...
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What are pros and cons for MacPorts, Fink and Homebrew?
I'm just migrating from Ubuntu Linux to Mac, and everything is new and I'm re-learning a lot of stuff.
On Linux I had the excellent apt-get to manage software packages. I googled for an alternative ...
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Cannot find where php5-fpm is stored in MacPorts
I installed php5 from macports. But i can't find php-fpm for start.
Look in /opt/local/sbin and /usr/sbin/
I used console command:
sudo port install php5
May be need some like php5 +fastcgi fscgi
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What more does installing Homebrew allow me to do? [closed]
Homebrew is a useful tool to install UNIX tools.
What are useful things to do with homebrew? What tools can you recommend?
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How can I change default X11 application?
I compiled my own X11 Server for Mac OS X and want it to replace the original outdated X11.app supplied by Lion. How do I do that?
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Making MacPorts Think A Dependency Is Already Installed
I like to install some packages by hand that are also available through MacPorts. When I do this MacPorts still wants to install that package even though its binaries are in the path.
Is there any ...
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How to install Scala on Mac OS X with MacPorts?
I'm trying to install Scala following the advice at the official website:
sudo port install scala
But this gives me:
---> Fetching archive for scala
---> Attempting to fetch ...
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Many Compile Warnings while Installing MacPorts
I recently upgraded to Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2. I also installed the latest version of Xcode (version 4.2) in order to build MacPorts. After doing this, I had no problems executing sudo port ...
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Installed MacPorts packages sizes
Can I retrieve a list of the sizes of MacPorts installed packages?
Yes, I know they are compiled from sources, but if a list of generated files is known, it should be computable anyway.
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Help getting Nautilus running under MacPorts
I have been trying to run Nautilus on OS X 10.6.8 without any luck. First, I installed MacPorts, then installed Nautilus. However when I try to run it from the command line, I am getting an error. I ...
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Installing gnuplot (or similar) on Lion
All the packages needed to install gnuplot through MacPorts on Lion succeed, except for aquaterm.
Installing gnuplot through Fink is far less lucky on Lion. Fink bails out after only a third of the ...
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Does Mac OS X have something like SELinux?
I just spent a looooooong time trying to use Macports' Apache2 to serve documents out of my home directory. She no work!!!11 In the absence of any meaningful log data (that I could find) to go on, I ...
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How do I change back from MacPorts Python to system default version?
I used MacPorts to install a newer version of Python on my system (10.5.8 PPC), and then used the MacPorts select command to change the default invoked version of Python to the MP version. Now I want ...
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Trouble installing sqlite3 on OS X 10.5.8
I am trying to install Rails 3, but having trouble with sqlite3. First I tried
$ sudo gem install sqlite3
however, I got this error message: http://pastie.org/2419493
After googling around, I ...
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What are the key differences between fink and macports?
I don't want to start a holywar, but as far as I am concerned, I am on track according to the faq.
I wanted to know the key differences between macports and fink. I am a long time macports user and ...
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Repairing macports after deleting image folders
I was having problems uninstalling a package in macports (gimp2-devel, to be exact) due to some "directory not empty" errors. I discover from comments made by the maintainer of macports that it's OK ...
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What's the best way to install command line utilities such as GIT?
I'm a Windows/Linux guy that just got my Macbook Air. I do web dev, and am currently trying to setup this machine for some on-the-go development.
After some research attempts, I'm wondering: what's ...
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Mac OS X Lion and sshpass
I've upgraded from Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Lion. I used several scripts with sshpass but after I upgraded to Lion the following error appears:
Permission denied, please try again.
debug1: ...
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How to get rid of Xorg from Macports?
I have installed some packages from macports, and nearly all of them required to install Xorg. How can I remove the Xorg packages? Is there a way to reinstall all my Xorg dependant package without ...
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Macports and scala
I have installed scala 2.8 using macports. I have setup the SCALA_HOME env variable and I have added the bin directory to my path.
If I type scala-2.8 into my terminal I get the scala interpreter.
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Installing cURL from Macports fails
I'm trying to install libusb-devel using Macports on a friend's Mac (we need it in order to install Osceleton). On my computer, the installation went perfectly well, but I'm stuck while installing it ...
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Is there any alternative to MacPorts?
MacPorts became really a pain because it does compile the packages on your machine, like the infamous gentoo and I would like something with a smaller footprint on your machine.
I know that Fink and ...
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Migration assistant question
New Macbook Pro here. I am about to use the Migration assistant to copy over my old files from my old first-gen macbook. Will I have to reinstall macports manually or will migration assistant copy my ...
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Trying to install vsftpd via mac ports on snow leopard
Using this guide: http://www.finiteloops.com/weblog/?p=79
I get this error:
500 OOPS: vsftpd: not configured for standalone, must be started from inetd
I am trying to turn on and off LISTEN in the ...
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How can I install the X11 version of Firefox on Snow Leopard? (Preferably without MacPorts or Fink?)
I’m doing some screen-scraping using Selenium, a framework which lets you programmatically control web browsers on your system. I’m running it as part of a web app on a Linux server, and on my MacBook ...
