Q1475706

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.

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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Source code

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: package manager
Participant in: Google Summer of Code
Platform: PowerPC
Official website: www.macports.org
Image: MacPorts 2.7.1 in iTerm2 on macOS.png
Has use: package manager

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copyright license: 3-clause BSD License
programmed in: Tcl
software version identifier: 2.11.6
inception: 2002-00-00
operating system: macOS
source code repository URL: github.com/macports/macports-ports

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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

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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