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The problems addressed by Homebrew, Macports and the like have all been solved in a cross-platform manner by the fine folks working on pkgsrc. Sane defaults, r
by kchoudhu 10y ago
The problems addressed by Homebrew, Macports and the like have all been solved in a cross-platform manner by the fine folks working on pkgsrc.
Sane defaults, respect for system security settings, and a general lack of bullshit. As a *BSD refugee on Mac OS X, it feels like a slice of home every time I need to install software.
- athenot 10y agoIt's my understanding MacPorts came from the same BSD Port system and keeps the same philosophy. How does pkgsrc differ?
- kchoudhu 10y agoPrior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9407119 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9407119 Because of the cross-platform focus of the NetBSD developers, I can replicate my package installation workflow on any number (20+ at last count) of operating systems with the same command set. This saves me from the mental overhead of having to pick up Mac-isms, which is nice. Also, binary installs!