/opt/local/macports/software

[Brandon Allbery]

On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at macports.org>
wrote:

> Does anyone else find it bizarre that, in 2015, we've got such an active
> thread about saving a few gigs of space?
>
> If one has a too-small SSD, it seems more-than-a-little strange to
> complain that building/installing a bunch of software packages consumes
> it.  Get a bigger drive.  Or smaller expectations.
>

On the one hand, I run MacPorts on my 2011 MacBook Air and yes, the SSD is
always a size issue.

On the other hand, I solved it by copying most of /opt/local/var/macports
onto an external USB drive and symlinking it back. Huge USB external drives
are ridiculously cheap these days.

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