[Cialug] I've got the MAC bug...

Bryan Baker cialug@cialug.org
Sat, 5 Feb 2005 17:04:25 -0600


yeah, like it's tough to type "port install foo"

On Feb 4, 2005, at 7:19 PM, Tom Pohl wrote:
> OK .. for fun, I'll thrown down:
>
> ports is kkrrraaappp!
>
> :D j/k I sometimes use it but find fink to be more friendly.
>
> -Tom
>
> On Feb 4, 2005, at 4:15 PM, Bryan Baker wrote:
>
>> Infidel! ports is the only one true provider of all things *nix ;-)
>> Seriously, Fink is cool and very popular, but I like the way ports 
>> does it better.
>> I don't like the fake debian filetree fink creates, guess I just 
>> prefer the /opt structure ports uses.
>> I also suspect, that if this function is ever taken over by the OS, 
>> it'll end up being ports (there was a rumor that is was supposed to 
>> be part of the default panther install) since Jordan Hubbard is part 
>> of the team doing Ports (he's one of the BSD luminaries Apple hired 
>> back in about 2002).
>>
>> http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/
>>
>> On Feb 4, 2005, at 3:34 PM, Chris Van Cleve wrote:
>>> And is very doable using the FINK tool.
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