usage numbers for macports vs. homebrew?

[Landon Fuller]

On Mar 18, 2014, at 3:57 PM, Eric A. Borisch <eborisch at macports.org> wrote:

> However, perhaps we should take a page from their book. Look at the homebrew homepage (http://brew.sh/)
> 
>  * It would be nice a similar minimalist, "here is what macports does for you" landing page.
>  * A one line copy-and-paste install option to get a new user going would be nice, too. It could check for and prompt the user for XCode, etc before actually installing. I assume this is what theirs does.
>  * A simple 'port create <url>' that would create a "typical" Portfile (configure / make / make install) in a auto-generated local location (and properly setup sources.conf) and then open the new portfile in Editor (perhaps with some helpful comments on things that might need tweaking)

I personally think this is a great idea. Not that I am in a position to enact such an idea :-)

> I also don't think we've done enough to publicize the phenomenal impact the build bots have on a "typical install scenario" -- and to emphasize the "you need to use the defaults" if you want binary package usage.

Agreed.

-landonf
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