Re: Why some ports seem to install universal when I do not request it ?
On 15/8/2023 05:06, Christopher Jones wrote: Hi All, Just migrated from an intel to AppleSilicon machine. Reinstalling MacPOrts, from scratch off course, I’ve noticed some ports get install universal, when it’s not something I have requested. e.g. ---> Fetching archive for zlib ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib ---> Installing zlib @1.2.13_0+universal ---> Cleaning zlib ---> Deactivating zlib @1.2.13_0 ---> Cleaning zlib ---> Activating zlib @1.2.13_0+universal zlib has a universal port, but its not a default one, and I didn’t request it, nor have I ever set my default settings to always install universal. As I am new to apple silicon machines, is this normal ? Most likely you installed a port that supports x86_64 but not arm64. The behaviour is the same as as when you install a port that only supports i386 on an x86_64 system. - Josh
Re: Why some ports seem to install universal when I do not request it ?
As long as there are dependencies, it is a potentially breaking behavior. I think libunwind was (is?) forcing universal which breaks ppc build. On Aug 15, 2023 03:07 +0800, Christopher Jones , wrote: > Hi All, > > Just migrated from an intel to AppleSilicon machine. > > Reinstalling MacPOrts, from scratch off course, I’ve noticed some ports get > install universal, when it’s not something I have requested. e.g. > > ---> Fetching archive for zlib > ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2 > from https://packages.macports.org/zlib > ---> Attempting to fetch > zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from > https://packages.macports.org/zlib > ---> Installing zlib @1.2.13_0+universal > ---> Cleaning zlib > ---> Deactivating zlib @1.2.13_0 > ---> Cleaning zlib > ---> Activating zlib @1.2.13_0+universal > > zlib has a universal port, but its not a default one, and I didn’t request > it, nor have I ever set my default settings to always install universal. > > As I am new to apple silicon machines, is this normal ? > > cheers Chris
Why some ports seem to install universal when I do not request it ?
Hi All, Just migrated from an intel to AppleSilicon machine. Reinstalling MacPOrts, from scratch off course, I’ve noticed some ports get install universal, when it’s not something I have requested. e.g. ---> Fetching archive for zlib ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.13_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib ---> Installing zlib @1.2.13_0+universal ---> Cleaning zlib ---> Deactivating zlib @1.2.13_0 ---> Cleaning zlib ---> Activating zlib @1.2.13_0+universal zlib has a universal port, but its not a default one, and I didn’t request it, nor have I ever set my default settings to always install universal. As I am new to apple silicon machines, is this normal ? cheers Chris
