iTerm

[Jochen Küpper]

On 15.04.2007, at 02:26, Patrick Burleson wrote:

> What would be the benefit of
> compiling iTerm from scratch when it comes as a Universal binary on a
> DMG? (That's a serious question...since I only use MacPorts for
> command line things)

I can answer one part of that: what is the benefit of having iTerm as  
part of MacPorts instead of just downloading it from the web?

Well, for one it's easier to get. I heard these great stories about  
iTerm from my colleague, went to my Mac, typed
   sudo port install iTerm
voila, there it comes.
Moreover I automatically get new versions when I do
   sudo port upgrade active
because some of the nice guys at MacPorts updates the package once in  
a while;)

This approach also prevents clutter of my Application folder, because  
typically I forget to remove Apps I don't use anymore, so they only  
eat up hd-space. With MacPorts I have a single point to look for,  
also in that respect.


Can we just put a dmg into a port and install from that? There  
someone of the MacPorts developers has to answer...

Greetings,
Jochen
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