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A package manager does not support just a single version and can handle dependencies like OS X App Store does.
by kolev 12y ago
A package manager does not support just a single version and can handle dependencies like OS X App Store does.
- icedchai 12y agoThat's your definition of a package manager. Users do not care as long as their apps work.
- kolev 12y agoI am a user and I do care. As there's no standard definition a package manager, I collected those as the basic and common features among 99.99% of the package manager in practical wide use today. And, obviously, I'm not alone in this either. Niche, maybe, but not really given a lot of development now happens on OS X. Homebrew, MacPorts, and Fink are nice, but nothing like yum or apt on Linux.