Re: Fink, MacPorts, HomeBrew, oh my...

From	ANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Subject	Re: Fink, MacPorts, HomeBrew, oh my...
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Date	2015-09-26 01:05 -0500

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> >> Look at what's being updated/maintained.  MacPorts last entry was 
> >> 11/2014.  Homebrew's git repository was updated 5 days ago.  Both

> > What? 11/2014 of ALL packages it has? That's not good. I guess I won't 
> > use MacPorts then.

> You may have been misled a bit.  While MacPorts port application last 
> updated last November, as an update to the release corresponding to 
> the introduction of OS X 10.10.x, it's repositories are updated far 
> more frequently.  The latest port updates in my log shows Thu Sep 24 
> 06:27:19 CDT 2015.  These included cctools @870_0+llvm33 and 
> libmacho-headers @870_0.

Ah! OK, that sounds better.


> A new version of MacPorts should coincide with the release of OS X 
> 10.11.

Cool, even though I am not rushing to the new version. :)


> I also run fink.  If you're focused on X11, it's likely your best bet.

So MacPorts and HomeBrew don't? What do they use for GUI stuff then?
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