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MacPorts, formerly DarwinPorts, is a package manager for macOS and Darwin. It is an open-source software project that aims to simplify the installation of other open source software. It is similar in function to Fink and the BSD ports collections.

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It sits within the topics Console applications, Free package management systems and Free software programmed in Tcl.

Vinony links it to 11 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Software.name
MacPorts
Software.logo
MacPorts Logo.svg
Software.logo_size
200px
Software.screenshot
MacPorts 2.7.1 in iTerm2 on macOS.png
Software.caption
Screenshot of the port command running in iTerm2
Software.programming language
Tcl and C
Software.operating system
macOS, Darwin
Software.platform
IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, ARM
Software.language
English
Software.genre
Package management system
Software.license
BSD

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.macports.org
Image
MacPorts 2.7.1 in iTerm2 on macOS.png
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software version identifier
2.11.6
inception
2002-00-00
source code repository URL
github.com/macports/macports-ports
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Usage
  • Updating software
  • Installing software
  • Variants
  • Frontends
  • Website
  • History
  • Implementation
  • Binary archives
  • Portfiles
  • Development
  • Data collection
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

MacPorts, formerly DarwinPorts, is a package manager for macOS and Darwin. It is an open-source software project that aims to simplify the installation of other open source software. It is similar in function to Fink and the BSD ports collections.

MacPorts supports universal binaries for PowerPC, Intel-based, and Apple silicon versions of macOS, but migrating from a PowerPC installation of MacPorts to a version on an Intel Mac requires reinstalling all installed ports.

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