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MacPorts

MacPorts, formerly DarwinPorts, is a package manager for macOS and Darwin. It is an open-source software project that aims to simplify the installation of other open source software. It is similar in function to Fink and the BSD ports collections.

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Available in
English
License
BSD
Operating system
macOS, Darwin
Platform
IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, ARM
Release
2002 (2002)
Repository
github.com/macports/macports-base

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MacPorts

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples76
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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MacPorts

Top relations

related to history · 13
MacPorts → Apple, Apple Inc, Darwin, DarwinPorts, FreeBSD Ports, It, Jordan Hubbard, Kevin Van Vechten, Landon Fuller, Mac OS Forge, OpenDarwin, So, Unix
related to Implementation · 10
MacPorts → APT, DNF, Fink, For, FreeBSD Ports Collection, Homebrew, In, Other, The, This
related to Portfiles · 10
MacPorts → AUR, FreeBSD Ports, Homebrew, Jordan Hubbard, PKGBUILD, TCL, The, The Invention, They, This
related to Binary archives · 9
MacPorts → Binary, Buildbots, Homebrew, However, If, It, Similar, The, They
related to Installing software · 6
MacPorts → For, LibreOffice, Note, Runningselfupdatebeforehand, Texmaker, Users
related to Data collection · 5
MacPorts → By, However, The, This, Users
related to Development · 4
MacPorts → Anybody, Anyone, Packages, They
related to Updating software · 3
MacPorts → In, It, There
related to External links · 2
MacPorts → GuideThe MacPorts WikiList, Official
Available in · 1
MacPorts → English

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Important terminology

ports port files portfile build version installation software hashcat source installed macos default install required system website following project package

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MacPortsAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
MacPortsLicenseBSD1.00infobox
MacPortsOperating systemmacOS, Darwin1.00infobox
MacPortsPlatformIA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, ARM1.00infobox
MacPortsRelease2002 (2002)1.00infobox
MacPortsRepositorygithub.com/macports/macports-base1.00infobox
MacPortsStable release2.11.6 / 29 October 2025; 9 months ago (29 October 2025)1.00infobox
MacPortsTypePackage management system1.00infobox
MacPortsWebsitewww.macports.org1.00infobox
MacPortsWritten inTcl and C1.00infobox
andinstance ofsudoportselfupdate sudoportupgradeoutdatedMacPorts supports logical operators0.80text
orinstance ofsudoportselfupdate sudoportupgradeoutdatedMacPorts supports logical operators0.80text

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