MacPorts
MacPorts makes the world of open source software available to your Mac. There are over 5600 software titles ("ports"), each one installable with a single command. This is probably the biggest, most up to date open source software collection for Mac OS X. MacPorts works much like the ports collections of the major BSD operating systems.
| Tags | Software Distribution Software Distribution Tools Systems Administration |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Revised |
| Operating Systems | Mac OS X |
| Implementation | C Tcl |
Recent releases
- 06 Mar 2009 18:34
Changes: This release has improved error handling and immediate port group updates. port(1) determines the fastest mirror to speed up downloads.
- 19 Dec 2007 14:48
Changes: This release improves building on Mac OS X 10.5, adds 'port lint' to improve the quality of Portfiles, and enhances trace mode.
- 16 Jul 2007 11:11
Changes: This release changes all references from darwinports to macports, and introduces new options for the configuration environment, especially universal builds. MacPorts now features over 4100 ports.
- 10 Apr 2007 12:17
Changes: Port(1) is now much more robust, and the number of available ports has risen to over 3800.
- 15 Dec 2005 00:10
Changes: The syntax of port(1) was enhanced. Space is now saved by compressing all man pages automatically. It is now possible to install multiple ports with one command. New meta-groups for executing commands on were implemented. launchd is now used on 10.4 (SystemStarter on 10.3). Help is now more easily available. Portfiles can now be edited directly via port(1). Disk images are available for 10.3 and 10.4.
