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MacPorts user here. Uses case are the same, but: - MacPorts does not track you by default with Google analytics. - MacPorts lives by default in a self-contain
by zakk 9y ago
MacPorts user here. Uses case are the same, but:
- MacPorts does not track you by default with Google analytics.
- MacPorts lives by default in a self-contained directory tree.
- MacPorts tends to be more stable than Homebrew, but that’s just my personal experience.
- I didn’t like the slogans Homebrew used for years, implying MacPorts wasn’t good quality.
- mschuster91 9y agoAlso Macports works in a multi user environment without problems (as long as one either gives all users sudo access or sudo port access).
- zbentley 9y agoDoes MacPorts have anything like Homebrew Cask? I know it's technically a plugin/addon, but it owes its existence to the Homebrew tooling and ecosystem it's on top of. The ability to very easily install full GUI apps, or closed-source ones, is absolutely indispensable for automatically configuring Macs in many large environments, especially those (like a former one of mine) that heavily used Puppet for provisioning. If MacPorts is lacking in that "umbrella package manager" functionality, I'd be stuck using both it and cask if I switched (and, given my positive experiences with Homebrew core and cask, I have no plans to).
- zakk 9y agoThe MacPorts system is flexible enough that you can use it to install any kind of software. Honestly I don't know if that's popular, when using Homebrew and MacPorts I was always installing open source stuff...