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pkgsrc or macports on Mac OS X?

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Mar 15, 20262843 views

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I've used macports for a long time. But recently I'm considering switch to pkgsrc. I thought pkgsrc is for NetBSD only so I just ignore it. But recently I've found out that pkgsrc makes a lot of effort to make its package profile portable accross multiple unices (including Linux, DragonFly BSD, Fre…

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I personally use MacPorts, since I'm used to it and understand where files can be found to subsequently install non-MacPorts applications with dependencies. However, the article Use the NetBSD excellent pkgsrc packages collection on Mac OS X describ…

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