Problem with Macports, homebrew, and ghostscript

asllearner macosforge.99.kyoto at spamgourmet.com
Thu Feb 13 20:07:58 PST 2014


Sterling Smith wrote
>> According to 
>> 
>> https://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#usrlocal
>> 
>> you could try to rename /usr/local.  MacPorts doesn't install anything to
>> /usr/local.  If there is anything that stops working, then try to install
>> it from MacPorts instead.  For instance:
>> 
>>> port search lyx
>> <...>
>> Found 2 ports.
>>> port search latex
>> <...>
>> Found 34 ports.
>> 
>> Also note that texlive is broken into smaller pieces
>> http://trac.macports.org/wiki/TeXLivePackages
>> 
>> Hope that helps,
>> Sterling
>> 
>> 

I am sorry, I don't understand.

Try to move usr/local to what end? Before, after, or instead of removing
brew. 

The link talks about temporarily renaming usr/local while installing ports,
i.e. if installation of a port runs into conflicts with usr/local. That is
not quite my problem...  



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