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OT: is macports the best package manager for a developer? Considering buying my first Mac. (Macbook Pro 13 is perfect hardware for me)

• nicholassmith 13y ago
  Homebrew is the current choice for most of us, I've found it much more stable than MacPorts.
  • topbanana 13y ago
    Thanks
    • masklinn 13y ago
      pkgsrc also works, supposedly. I'm currently using Macports on 10.6, but wondering whether I should stay on macports (known quantity, huge number of ports), switch to homebrew (hype, easy to write & push new packages, lower number of ports) or switch to pkgsrc/pkgin (cross-platform, good number of ports, but very low popularity & likely support)