where does macports store it's installed application database?

[Joshua Root]

On 2009-12-10 09:29 , Panayotis Katsaloulis wrote:
> I am in the process of creating a front-end for macports, and I wanted to know where does it store the list of installed applications.

${prefix}/var/macports/receipts ... but surely you're not planning on
parsing the registry yourself?

> What about the applications that are installed or need to be upgraded, or are obsolete?

We compare the epoch/version/revision installed with that in the index.

- Josh