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

[cialug@cialug.org]

When it works, you're correct, however ports has hosed one of my systems twice
just through the install process, and their GUI has never installed for me,
whereas fink has never thrashed my system and Fink Commander (GUI) works great.

Chris VC

Quoting Bryan Baker <ka_klick@mac.com>:

> 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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