> Le 19 janv. 2015 à 10:54, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> a écrit : >> So maybe we could reconsider the existence of this feature, or at least, >> the fact that its mandatory. > > If I remember correctly, the code for the old way with hard links was removed > from MacPorts. There is no way to go back to that method, without rewriting > the code.
You're talking implementation details, I'm talking feature. And the implementation is straightforward: rm -f /opt/local/macports/software/<PORT> when <PORT> was activated. >> Well, apt-get and the rest have no such equivalent. They just deploy >> the software, period. They don't keep a copy at hand, just in case. >> And yes, there's no acivate/deactivate (that I know of). > > If your installed files have become damaged, for example because a > third-party installer overwrote them, it's very nice to be able to fix it by > simply deactivating and re-activating the port. Yes, I'm sure it's nice. I'm not saying the feature is useless, I'm saying I don't want to use it. > apt-get is not typically used on OS X, which is the platform where concerns > regarding Spotlight and Time Machine occur. It would be more interesting to > compare against the other OS X package managers, Homebrew or Fink. I don't see how the OS is relevant in anyway here. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
