Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Niels Dettenbach
Peng Yu pengyu...@gmail.com schrieb: Linux packages are usually outdated. Since macports are usually updated, is there a way to install macports on linux (e.g. ubuntu). If you are on linux or other open source *ix you may take a look a the pkgsrc system which offers source based software

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Phil Dobbin
On 02/04/2013 03:36, Peng Yu wrote: Hi, Linux packages are usually outdated. Since macports are usually updated, is there a way to install macports on linux (e.g. ubuntu). As others have said, it'd probably end up being counter productive trying to use MacPorts on Linux. I use Fedora

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Niels Dettenbach
Am Dienstag, 2. April 2013, 09:29:28 schrieb Phil Dobbin: If not, the old fashioned way of installing via a tarball is pretty much the way to go. Linux is pretty much set up out the box to do this (after installing 'Development Tools' or build-essential so on) so it's usually no sweat. This

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Phil Dobbin
On 02/04/2013 09:38, Niels Dettenbach wrote: Am Dienstag, 2. April 2013, 09:29:28 schrieb Phil Dobbin: If not, the old fashioned way of installing via a tarball is pretty much the way to go. Linux is pretty much set up out the box to do this (after installing 'Development Tools' or

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Benito Mourelo Caldeiro
On lun, 2013-04-01 at 21:36 -0500, Peng Yu wrote: Hi, Linux packages are usually outdated. Since macports are usually updated, is there a way to install macports on linux (e.g. ubuntu). Hello, Linux kernel plus ports is Gentoo Linux (since 1999) and Gentoo-derived distributions (ej

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Niels Dettenbach
Am Dienstag, 2. April 2013, 16:09:46 schrieb Benito Mourelo Caldeiro: Hello, Linux kernel plus ports is Gentoo Linux (since 1999) and Gentoo-derived distributions (ej. Funtoo and Sabayon Linux). Gentoo portage is not ports (but a bit [or more then a bit...] similiar) - this is why there are

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Benito Mourelo Caldeiro
On mar, 2013-04-02 at 16:15 +0200, Niels Dettenbach wrote: Am Dienstag, 2. April 2013, 16:09:46 schrieb Benito Mourelo Caldeiro: Hello, Linux kernel plus ports is Gentoo Linux (since 1999) and Gentoo-derived distributions (ej. Funtoo and Sabayon Linux). Gentoo portage is not ports (but a

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Niels Dettenbach
Am Dienstag, 2. April 2013, 16:32:51 schrieb Benito Mourelo Caldeiro: Portage is Gentoo's package management system. It is similar in idea to the BSD ports collections: the original design was based on FreeBSD ports. In contrast, the Portage tree does not contain directories of Makefiles, Yes

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread James Linder
On 03/04/2013, at 3:00 AM, macports-users-requ...@lists.macosforge.org wrote: If not, the old fashioned way of installing via a tarball is pretty much the way to go. Linux is pretty much set up out the box to do this (after installing 'Development Tools' or build-essential so on) so it's

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-02 Thread Ian Wadham
On 03/04/2013, at 10:35 AM, James Linder wrote: On 03/04/2013, at 3:00 AM, macports-users-requ...@lists.macosforge.org wrote: If not, the old fashioned way of installing via a tarball is pretty much the way to go. Linux is pretty much set up out the box to do this (after installing

macports on linux

2013-04-01 Thread Peng Yu
Hi, Linux packages are usually outdated. Since macports are usually updated, is there a way to install macports on linux (e.g. ubuntu). -- Regards, Peng ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-01 Thread Ryan Schmidt
On Apr 1, 2013, at 21:36, Peng Yu wrote: Linux packages are usually outdated. Since macports are usually updated, is there a way to install macports on linux (e.g. ubuntu). This topic has come up before, but the answer is that this probably will not work very well. Practically nobody tests

Re: macports on linux

2013-04-01 Thread Brandon Allbery
On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Peng Yu pengyu...@gmail.com wrote: Linux packages are usually outdated. Since macports are usually updated, is there a way to install macports on linux (e.g. ubuntu). Not usefully; MacPorts exists to port Linux stuff to OS X, and typically includes OS X

Re: MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-28 Thread Michael_google gmail_Gersten
Back to the original question, we might also ask: Why was MacPorts created in 2002, if Fink already existed in 2000? I do not know. Perhaps the Apple engineers didn't like something about the architecture or culture of Fink and thought they could make something better. As I understand it,

Re: MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-17 Thread Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat ITInternet)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Ryan Schmidt ryandes...@macports.org schrieb: might be wondering as well, so I'm Cc'ing the mailing list) what made you decide to run MacPorts on Linux. First, I was surprised you succeeded in installing MacPorts on Linux at all; I thought

Re: MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-17 Thread Ryan Schmidt
tl;dr: I don't know, but isn't it nice that there are now multiple options you can choose from? On Dec 17, 2011, at 02:44, Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat ITInternet) wrote: But another point here may be - why MacPorts (which is by principe developed and maintained for Mac OS X only) afaik did

Re: MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-17 Thread Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat ITInternet)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Ryan Schmidt ryandes...@macports.org schrieb: tl;dr: I don't know, but isn't it nice that there are now multiple options you can choose from? shure, but isn't it nicer to have more software (ports) plus more actual software (including their

Re: MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-17 Thread John Ruschmeyer
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:47 AM, Ryan Schmidt ryandes...@macports.orgwrote: tl;dr: I don't know, but isn't it nice that there are now multiple options you can choose from? On Dec 17, 2011, at 02:44, Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat ITInternet) wrote: But another point here may be - why MacPorts

Re: MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-17 Thread Ben Greenfield
On Dec 17, 2011, at 3:44 AM, Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat ITInternet) wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Ryan Schmidt ryandes...@macports.org schrieb: might be wondering as well, so I'm Cc'ing the mailing list) what made you decide to run MacPorts on Linux

Re: MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-17 Thread Brandon Allbery
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 03:44, Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat ITInternet) n...@syndicat.com wrote: But another point here may be - why MacPorts (which is by principe developed and maintained for Mac OS X only) afaik did not cooperate nor participate on well driven / maintained ports projects like

MacPorts on Linux

2011-12-16 Thread Ryan Schmidt
Pierre, I notice you've been filing tickets about problems installing various ports when running on Ubuntu, and I was wondering (and thought others might be wondering as well, so I'm Cc'ing the mailing list) what made you decide to run MacPorts on Linux. First, I was surprised you succeeded