Top "Macports" questions

MacPorts is a package manager for Mac OS X. It is modeled after BSD Ports.

What is the difference/usage of homebrew, macports or other package installation tools?

I've just recently switched to a Mac from Ubuntu. I was disappointed that mac doesn't have the convenient sudo apt-get …

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Xcode is not currently available from the Software Update server

I have problems with my macport after update to OS X 10.9. I try to follow this manual https://trac.macports.…

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What is the most compatible way to install python modules on a Mac?

I'm starting to learn python and loving it. I work on a Mac mainly as well as Linux. I'm finding …

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sudo: port: command not found

I recently uninstalled Xcode 4.2 and re-installed Xcode 4.3.1. Command Line Tools are installed. I then installed MacPort using “dmg” disk images …

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How do I upgrade PHP in Mac OS X?

I feel this is an awfully obtuse question to ask, but strangely, this problem is poorly documented. I would like …

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pip installs packages successfully, but executables not found from command line

I am working on mac OS X Yosemite, version 10.10.3. I installed python2.7 and pip using macport as done in http://…

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How to set up libusb on Mac OS X?

I'd like to try to make a user-space device driver using libusb on Mac, but I'm confused where to start. …

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Installing GCC to Mac OS X Leopard without installing Xcode

I'd like to install gcc to Mac OS X Leopard, and compile some software from source using MacPorts. As http://…

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How do I instruct CMake to look for libraries installed by MacPorts?

I'm trying to build some of our software, which was designed to run solely on Linux, on MacOS X. We …

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Unable to get MacPort functionality after installing Xcode 4.3

I am having trouble getting MacPorts to function properly. I just installed OSX Lion 10.7.3 I downloaded and installed MacPorts first, …

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