I find I end up with a lot of cruft and my tools of choice change over time, so I don't worry about it. A decent package manager makes this approach tolerable.

I find I end up with a lot of cruft and my tools of choice change over time, so I don't worry about it. A decent package manager makes this approach tolerable. Homebrew and Homebrew Cask on OS X handle at least 90% of what I want to install.