MacPorts
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| Latest release | 1.7 / December 14, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Written in | Tcl |
| OS | Mac OS X |
| Development status | Active |
| Type | Package Management |
| License | BSD license |
| Website | http://www.macports.org/ |
MacPorts, formerly called DarwinPorts,[1] is a free/open source software project to simplify installation of other free/open source software on the Mac OS X and Darwin operating systems. Similar in aim and function to Fink and the BSDs' ports collections, DarwinPorts was started in 2002 as part of the OpenDarwin project, with the involvement of a number of Apple Inc. employees including Landon Fuller, Kevin Van Vechten, and Jordan Hubbard.
It allows the installation of a number of packages by simply entering the command port install packagename in the Terminal, which will then download, compile and install the requested software, while also installing any required dependencies automatically. Similar to APT in Debian.
On April 28, 2005, the project released version 1.0 of their software.[2] In December 2005, the project reached a milestone, passing 3000 ports.[3] As of January 2009, MacPorts version 1.7.0 contains more than 5000 ports.
MacPorts are hosted on Mac OS Forge, which was created and maintained by Apple Inc..
[edit] References
- ^ "DarwinPorts project announces New Hosting and New Name". darwinports.opendarwin.org (archived). August 7, 2006. http://www.macports.org/?p=46. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
- ^ Markus Weissmann (April 28, 2005). "DarwinPorts v1.0". darwinports.opendarwin.org (archived). http://web.archive.org/web/20060629031249/http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/archives.php?id=22. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
- ^ "3000 ports landmark". darwinports.opendarwin.org (archived). December 17, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20060629031529/http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/archives.php?id=33. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
