> On Aug 31, 2017, at 9:32 AM, db <iams...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 30 Aug 2017, at 10:16, Richard L. Hamilton <rlha...@smart.net> wrote: >> the newer, safer convention is distinct subdirectories of /opt, for each >> package or set of commonly managed packages; thus, MacPorts by default uses >> /opt/local, XQuartz uses /opt/X11 (for the stuff that's not elsewhere), etc. > > Is it a tacit convention? I couldn't find a source myself. > > > Thank you all for the useful information. It seems only Umesh is actually > using homebrew though.
What is it that you want that MacPorts does not provide? Craig
