On Oct 21, 2025, at 19:20, Dave Horsfall via wrote: > > Anyway, here's my plan: > > * Move aside /opt/local (it's only used by MP on this box, but does MP > use files anywhere else?).
Technically ports can install files anywhere but the vast majority only install to: /opt/local /Applications/MacPorts /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.* > This has the advantage of cleaning out any crud accumulated over the > years, "sudo port reclaim" also helps with that. Be careful about deleting your old /opt/local. Make sure you save any important files: config files, databases, web server root directories, etc. > but I'm not sure about XQuartz XQuartz installs to /opt/X11. You can of course keep using that. Or you can install the same software with MacPorts with "sudo port install xorg-server".
