Re: Prebuilt alternatives
[ Joshua Root wrote on Wed 26.Sep'12 at 4:13:12 +1000 ] > On 2012-9-26 04:05 , Kenneth Miller wrote: > > Why does macports insist on using only local builds? > > It doesn't. If a prebuilt package is available, it will be used. There > are a number of reasons why one might not be. As a Mac OS X user and a FreeBSD user I personally like the fact software is built from source, with the option of packaged binaries also. This allows users to have more choice over how their software is built and how it runs for their own needs and for their system environment. Macports is without doubt a life saver for many Mac users who, without Macports, wouldn't be able to install and use certain software without learning about compilers and linking libraries, and all that jazz. ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
Re: Prebuilt alternatives
Thanks, this is the reply that I was looking for. Sorry, wish I would have found that first, but I didn't know where to look or what phrase to google after I had already looked for a while. From: Brandon Allbery To: Kenneth Miller Cc: "macports-users@lists.macosforge.org" ; "macports-...@lists.macosforge.org" Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:14 PM Subject: Re: Prebuilt alternatives On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Kenneth Miller wrote: Why does macports insist on using only local builds? I mean, this is a lot like gentoo, where you download and (a) Gentoo, like MacPorts, is inspired by *BSD ports which is build from source. (b) If you are on a supported platform (currently 10.6 / 10.7 Intel x86 / x86-64) using default variants and with default install path, *and* the port's license permits binary redistribution, *and* you have not forced source only with -s or the appropriate macports.conf configuration item, then it will try to download a binary package. I would suggest reading http://guide.macports.org sometime. -- brandon s allbery allber...@gmail.com wandering unix systems administrator (available) (412) 475-9364 vm/sms___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
Re: Prebuilt alternatives
Hi, > (b) If you are on a supported platform (currently 10.6 / 10.7 Intel x86 / > x86-64) using default variants and with default install path, *and* the > port's license permits binary redistribution, *and* you have not forced > source only with -s or the appropriate macports.conf configuration item, then > it will try to download a binary package. Just to be pedantic, MacPorts supports OS X 10.6, 10.7 *and* 10.8. The difference with 10.8 though is there is no build bot for it yet, so no binary installations are available for that platform yet :( cheers Chris smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
Re: Prebuilt alternatives
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Kenneth Miller wrote: > Why does macports insist on using only local builds? I mean, this is a lot > like gentoo, where you download and > (a) Gentoo, like MacPorts, is inspired by *BSD ports which is build from source. (b) If you are on a supported platform (currently 10.6 / 10.7 Intel x86 / x86-64) using default variants and with default install path, *and* the port's license permits binary redistribution, *and* you have not forced source only with -s or the appropriate macports.conf configuration item, then it will try to download a binary package. I would suggest reading http://guide.macports.org sometime. -- brandon s allbery allber...@gmail.com wandering unix systems administrator (available) (412) 475-9364 vm/sms ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
Re: Prebuilt alternatives
On 2012-9-26 04:05 , Kenneth Miller wrote: > Why does macports insist on using only local builds? It doesn't. If a prebuilt package is available, it will be used. There are a number of reasons why one might not be. - Josh ___ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
