> > I suspect a lot of other software is not this way, and one universal binary > in package format would suffice.
I agree and it would be nice to have one pre-made package of each port that could be installed using mac ports without the need of compiling. > However, unless I am on a totally different page, you can make packages in > MacPorts now. They seemed to work fine for me, on simple tests. > I wonder why this is not popular or done then? If a port maintainer can make packages I would imagine - not an expert at all myself - I command could be introduced to install a package and choose the latest binary if need be. > > I was able to make an "Apple like" installer, that installed and put the > app where it needed to go. > > I find it nice in some respects to know that it builds on my system, and > does so clean. You do not always get that with pre-built software. Maybe not, but many Linux distributions work with package managers and do not seem to get into too much trouble. > It appears to work, and works well for some time, and you run into some > edge case where it breaks. While I sit here and knock on wood, that largely > does not happen with building it on your own, or with the aid of a compile > manager like Mac Ports, as you must work out the errors or it is not usable > at all. > >
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