Why should I use macports?

[Ben Greenfield]

On Oct 15, 2009, at 12:32 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

>
> On Oct 15, 2009, at 10:08, Wendy Bossons wrote:
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>> I recently transitioned to a new software project, and I am using  
>> Mac now as a development platform instead of Windows. I keep seeing  
>> Macports come up as a way to install software, but I don't  
>> understand what it is and why I might need it.
>>
>> Can someone explain the purpose of Macports and why I might need it?
>
>
> As others have said, MacPorts is a package management system, which  
> is an easy way to install software without having to know the  
> technical details and without having to know what other software is  
> required; MacPorts manages it for you. What others have not said is  
> how easy it is to also remove such software later -- simply "sudo  
> port uninstall" it. When you install software by hand, often it's  
> not clear where things have been installed, or how to uninstall it  
> later.
>

See us macports users never noticed the complexity of the uninstall.

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