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 to remove unused MacPorts packages?
Whenever I install a program via MacPorts, it gets and installs lots of dependencies. When I uninstall said program, how do I make MacPorts recursively remove all unused dependencies with it?
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Are my permissions for /usr/local/ correct?
I’m using HomeBrew for my port needs (seems a bit “cleaner” than MacPorts).
I can install without sudoing (which is great), but the man linking step seems to require it (/usr/local/share/man/man3 ...
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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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MacPorts vs. Fink vs. Homebrew
I always used MacPorts to install and maintain my GCC compilers (4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, ...) and gnuplot. Now I've heard about Fink and Homebrew. I think these two utilities are gaining ground in the Mac ...
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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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What are your “must-have” MacPorts? [closed]
I hate to be all cliché with yet another "best [something]" question, but I am genuinely interested in what you most often install with MacPorts. When you get a new Mac, which ports do you first ...
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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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How to cleanly remove MacPorts
I'd like to cleanly remove all changes made by MacPorts as well as MacPorts itself, to try my luck with homebrew. How can I do that?
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Migrating from MacPorts to Homebrew. Is there any specific advice in how to minimize disruption?
I want to stop using macports, and use homebrew instead, I have been reading on their approach and it makes more sense to me.
Now, I don't care much about having to reinstall my packages, even if some ...
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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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Mountain Lion Broke MacPorts - Cannot Update
I am trying to update MacPorts but get the following error.
sudo port selfupdate
Password:
---> Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
MacPorts base version 2.1.1 installed,
MacPorts base ...
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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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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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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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MacPorts: Continue installing other updates after error
Say I have the following outdated packages:
foo
bar
baz
I want to update as many as them as possible, so I try to run:
sudo port -n -f upgrade outdated
However this fails with:
Error: ...
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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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Installing wine with homebrew
So, I am running a bit of a different install. Here's the background:
I have installed wine before with MacPorts.
Later, I decided to install homebrew.
Then, wine didn't work so I tried brew install ...
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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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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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LaunchDaemon not recognised
I've installed CouchDB via MacPorts. Now I want to start it when my Mac boots, so I executed the instructions given in the install process:
sudo launchctl load -w ...
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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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How do I set which Apache / PHP 10.6 should run?
All my problems stemmed from trying to get mcrypt for PHP installed. Last night I gave in and followed a tutorial of how to do a totally fresh apache2 and php5.3.3 install. I did this using macports
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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 ...
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Stopping a macports installed mysql daemon
I'm trying to reset my root password on a macports installed MySQL on OS X. But none of the ways to do this that I can find works, for various reasons. One reason common to all is that I can't stop ...
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port selfupdate fails after upgrading to next OS X version
port selfupdate fails with the following error message:
port -d selfupdate
can't find package machista 1.0
while executing
"package require machista 1.0"
(procedure "mportinit" line 487)
...
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ImageMagick - Convert multipage pdf to animated gif
I have a two-page PDF file that I would like to convert to an animated GIF file. A post on the TeX StackExchange gives the following ImageMagick one-liner:
convert -verbose -delay 50 -loop 0 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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How to install and run nautilus using macports (or any other way)
I've installed macports and then done 'sudo port install nautilus' to install nautilus, which all works fine. Now i'm not sure how to actually run nautilus - there's no app in the applications, and if ...
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Mac ports installation of gcc46 failing due to architecture problems
When trying to install gcc46 on OS X 10.6.4 using port (MacPorts 1.9.1) i get the following errors:
artemis:foo$ sudo port install gcc46
Error: Cannot install gcc46 for the arch(s) 'x86_64' because
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MacPorts Software clean-up: /opt/local/var/macports/software
The MacPorts directory /opt/local/var/macports/software is really full of "stuff":
Can all the .tbz2 files be deleted?
I am running out of space on the SSD.
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Macports issues after Mountain Lion upgrade
After upgrading Lion to Mountain Lion, the MacPorts system seems broken.
Refering to the MacPorts's migration page, the best solution seems to unistall all and reinstall all the ports.
Is there a ...
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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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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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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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Upgrading to PHP 5.4 using Mac Port
I tried following the excellent instructions on this gist to upgrade my Mac to PHP 5.4, but before I do, I need to know:
Is there an easy way to find out which php extensions do I have installed ...
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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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Why do X11 applications start but their windows stay invisible?
After using a fresh OS X system for a while, I regularly hit the point where X11 clients start and run, but their windows do not show up anywhere.
I suspect it has something to do with Mac port ...
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How to make sure macports only upgrades to ports that are at least a month old?
The goal is to insulate a code base from potential problems with new port upgrades.
So maybe if a port upgrade outdated command can be amended not to use the freshest of the fresh ports, you can ...
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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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What are pros and cons for installing apps natively vs. through MacPorts? [closed]
Given some applications that can be installed natively as well as through MacPorts (such as MacVim, iTerm2, Gimp, etc.), what are pros and cons for choosing one installation method over the other?
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Mac ports package name search from command line?
I tried to install gnuchessc with Mac ports, but there's nothing like that.
sudo port install gnuchessc
Error: Port gnuchessc not found
Before reporting a bug, first run the command again with the ...
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Is it better to use MacPorts or just use an Ubuntu VM for local tools/services when developing on a Mac?
As a developer (primarily JVM-based web apps), I need to use a lot of different tools and services, such as Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL, git, mercurial, etc. Having worked in a Linux environment where such ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
