I’ve opened a pull request for this (https://github.com/macports/macports-guide/pull/55). Open to any changes in content or style.
Since I don’t know the specifics for 10.8 and below I haven’t changed any of those. > On Apr 3, 2023, at 6:26 PM, Joshua Root <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 4/4/2023 10:49, contextnerror wrote: >> Currently guide.macports.org tells new users to download a full install of >> Xcode before installing MacPorts. While some ports do require this, most >> ports still work with just a copy of the command line tools. Should a CLT >> installation be the recommended method now? > > The recommendation is Xcode + CLTs because that gives the highest chance that > things will Just Work. As you note, you might be fine with just the CLTs. You > also might be fine with neither if everything you install happens to be > available as a binary archive. > > It's fine to expand the explanations in the Guide to cover these > complexities, as long as care is taken in how the information is presented. > We don't want readers to take away a misleading summary like "The CLTs are > all you need." > > - Josh
