usage numbers for macports vs. homebrew?

[Clemens Lang]

Hi,

> homebrew will or will appear to get a user to their desired state of “I just
> need X installed” faster than MacPorts.
> 
> Their users simply don’t care about what MacPorts does: it isn’t that
> homebrew has a feature, it’s that homebrew won’t seem to get in the way.

Sure, I'd consider that to be the difference between "package management" and "build automation". I agree that MacPorts should try hard(er) to get out of the way of a user, though.

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Clemens Lang