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". 


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