Comments on: Managing Packages on Panther with DarwinPorts http://www.servercodex.com/archives/2004/06/09/108/ Software, Hardware, Tutorials, News, and Reviews Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:57:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Justin http://www.servercodex.com/archives/2004/06/09/108/#comment-34 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:48:40 +0000 http://www.servercodex.com/archives/2004/06/09/108/#comment-34 What does everyone use, and why? One admittedly small data point: DarwinPorts had a new port of the Subversion 1.0.4 source control system within a few days of release, while Fink seems to have pulled all its Subversion ports (presumably until they are done with their own 1.0.4 port).<br /> <br /> I also like that DarwinPorts installs into /opt/local/ instead of Fink's /sw/, because that way all of the files are hidden from the Finder without having to do any extra work. On the other hand, DarwinPorts doesn't seem to have a nice GUI akin to FinkCommander.<br /> <br /> What has everyone else's experiences been? Which do you prefer? What does everyone use, and why? One admittedly small data point: DarwinPorts had a new port of the Subversion 1.0.4 source control system within a few days of release, while Fink seems to have pulled all its Subversion ports (presumably until they are done with their own 1.0.4 port).

I also like that DarwinPorts installs into /opt/local/ instead of Fink’s /sw/, because that way all of the files are hidden from the Finder without having to do any extra work. On the other hand, DarwinPorts doesn’t seem to have a nice GUI akin to FinkCommander.

What has everyone else’s experiences been? Which do you prefer?

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