On Jun 17, 2016, at 11:38 AM, Alexey Kuznetsov wrote: > On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > >> On Jun 17, 2016, at 11:24 AM, Alexey Kuznetsov wrote: >> >> > Universal “snap” packages launch on multiple Linux distros >> > >> > https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/06/14/universal-snap-packages-launch-on-multiple-linux-distros/ >> > >> > Even OpenWRT on the list. Why not join? >> >> Do I understand correctly that you are suggesting that MacPorts should >> change its binary package format from what it currently uses to this "snap" >> package format? If so, what would be the advantage to MacPorts to doing so? > > I think this is step in the right direction make all packages support for the > same format. Having same portfile format (.yaml format) for all distros is > very nice. > > http://snapcraft.io/create/
Why? I can begin to understand the advantage of a single binary format that can be used on multiple different Linux distributions. But there is no comparison in the Mac world. There is only one distribution of OS X: namely, OS X as distributed by Apple. And MacPorts works on it. So what problem exactly do you think MacPorts using "snap" packages will solve? _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
