Is MacPorts based on another package manager?

[sierkb at gmx.de]

Am 18.08.2012 um 16:53 schrieb Bradley Giesbrecht:
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> On Aug 17, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Jerry wrote:
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>> Is MacPorts based on a Linux or other package manager? From time to time I think this would be useful to know when interacting with non-Mac developers.
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> Our wiki has a brief history:
> https://trac.macports.org/wiki/MacPortsHistory

+1

I add:

Apple: Mac OS X Developer Library: Using MacPorts
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#featuredarticles/UsingMacPorts/_index.html

Wikipedia (en): MacPorts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacPorts

MacPorts Guide
http://guide.macports.org/

MacPorts Guide: Chapter 1. Introduction
http://guide.macports.org/#introduction

MacPorts Guide: Chapter 3. Using MacPorts: 3.4.2 Binary Packages
http://guide.macports.org/#using.binaries.binary-packages


Regards,
Sierk Bornemannn