[MacPorts] #26012: Any reason why not to supply binary packages instead of source?

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#26012: Any reason why not to supply binary packages instead of source?
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  Reporter:  paulbeard@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  enhancement          |      Status:  closed                               
  Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                                       
 Component:  base                 |     Version:  1.9.1                                
Resolution:  worksforme           |    Keywords:                                       
      Port:                       |  
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Comment(by paulbeard@…):

 But since there isn't an official repository and I don't see any
 unofficial ones in my initial search, this is a feature that doesn't
 actually work. It can be checked off the punchlist but can't actually be
 used. Awesome.

 Hard to believe setting this up is all that difficult, even w/o any kind
 of authentication/verification beyond what's in MacPorts (distfile
 checksums).

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/26012#comment:4>
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