> On Feb 18, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Alejandro Imass <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 2:48 PM, Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > On Feb 17, 2016, at 1:35 PM, Alejandro Imass <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> 
> [...]
>  
> >
> > You want to use ‘port mdmg …’ or ‘port mpkg …’.  Brief documentation at:
> >
> > https://guide.macports.org/#using.binaries.binary-packages
> >
> 
> [...]
>  
> > This is awesome! Exactly what I was asking!
> > Thanks !!
> 
> But if you do this, make sure you are *not* using a MacPorts installation 
> whose prefix is /opt/local, because that will interfere with users who 
> already do have MacPorts installed, or those who may install it in the 
> future. Instead, build MacPorts from source in a different prefix, one chosen 
> specifically for the thing you are packaging. For DIA, /opt/dia could be a 
> good choice.
> 
> 
> 
> Sure thing. Got it! 
> 
> Thanks for the additional tip!

If what you are packaging is only an OS X application bundle, you can consider 
instead using the dylibbundler port to make a distributable app that can be 
drag-and-drop installed.



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