Why doesn't macports install prebuild packages?

[Joshua Root]

On 2009-11-27 19:12, Emmanuel Hainry wrote:
> Citando Jasper Frumau :
>> I wonder why this is not popular or done then? If a port maintainer can make
>> packages I would imagine - not an expert at all myself - I command could be
>> introduced to install a package and choose the latest binary if need be.
>>
> 
> I also wonder. Maybe it is not so popular with the base developpers.

As far as I am aware, the base developers all think this would be a
great idea. Feel free to implement it.

<http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#whynotxyz>

> The only missing code would be the fetching of those packages when the '-b'
> switch is used, no ?

Also the code to build and/or manage submissions of all the archives.
(And the fetching isn't necessarily as simple as it sounds.)

- Josh