#Macports or fink how to#
#Macports or fink mac os x#
#Macports or fink install#
#Macports or fink update#
#Macports or fink Patch#

It tells me there’s no C compiler on my system, but I’ve already downloaded them before because I have Xcode 3.2.1 installed along with the other stuff that came with the Developer Tools.

#Macports or fink mac os x#

Prerelease versions of Mac OS X might work with Fink, but there are noĮRROR: There is no C compiler on your system. MacPorts is a source-based distribution mechanism much like FreeBSD's ports, so it offers you the chance to just let it handle everything for you if you really don't care which compiler flags you pass to the cowsay utility, but do want more fine-grained control over what goes into apache, mysql, etc. This system was not released at the time this Fink release was made.

#Macports or fink install#

I typed in Terminal “./bootstrap” I pick Option 1 from the list then Option 1 again to install the 32-bit(Default) I then enter my pass from sudo command, then comes thisĬhecking package… looks good (fink-0.29.10).

#Macports or fink how to#

I’m having a bit of trouble trying to install fink, I know how to execute the command lines but I can’t even get it to install, OK I get this problem when I trying to install There are other command line package manager options out there too, for example the tool called Homebrew has gained a lot of popularity and you can install Homebrew on Mac with relative ease, which allows for simple installation, updating, and management of command line tools. There are several GUI options available for MacPorts but most of them are shareware or commercial, but you can explore those as possibilities if you’re interested. If you would prefer to use a GUI to install command line software, try out Fink Commander, which performs much the same as MacPorts but through a GUI interface. If you pick one package manager, you don’t need to install another one, however, as there could be overlap and doubled binaries. My MacPorts repository of software is also more compact for some reason it's about half the disk space of the similarly-equipped fink tree I used to maintain. Functionality is much the same, but some people swear that one is better than the other. Fink packages would often just simply not install, or have versioning/testing issues that I had to go in and fix myself from the source. If all of this makes MacPorts sounds to you like Fink or Homebrew, well, you’d be right because it’s serving a similar function as a package manager, so it’s pretty close.

#Macports or fink update#

Update all installed ports to most recent versions: Sudo port -v install irssi Update installed packages with MacPorts Install software with MacPorts (replace irssi with your package):

Port search irssi Install packages with MacPorts Search for software with MacPorts (replace irssi with your package): If you’re already familiar with the command line and package management then you’ll probably be right at home with the whole the setup and installation proces.Īfter you install MacPorts, using it is pretty easy (assuming familiarity with the command line), you can search for, update, and install software with just a few commands. MacPorts is free to download and to install, but before downloading MacPorts you will need to be sure you have the Mac Command Line Tools installed on the computer as that is a prerequisite. MacOS.MacPorts is probably best for more advanced Mac users who have some experience with the command line, because MacPorts itself is also a command line tool. Object files deleted during build of gcc needed by gdb Gcc 4.9.2 fails to produce debugging information Gcc causes false alarms in C++ stdlib check Īpple-gcc42 takes priority over modern gcc

#Macports or fink Patch#

Isl 0.15, cloog 0.18.4, gcc compatibility patch How Do I Specify and Use Homebrew gcc-4.8 in a Formula Instead of OS X Bundled gcc? `gcc`: Force DWARF-2 Debugging Data under Pre-Mavericks If a formula fails to build, uninstall MacPorts/Fink and try again. Software installed with other package managers causes known problems for Warning: It appears you have MacPorts or Fink installed. Has anyone run into this error before, or have any advice on what to do next? Below are the errors and the links I got in terminal. I don't remember hearing them before or using them, and I'm not sure what they're used for. To be honest, I am not sure when I installed either MacPorts or Fink. Well, that took forever, but it ultimately didn't work because apparently I have either MacPorts or Fink installed. However, after getting one error (cannot install node using available compilers), I ran brew install gcc. I was running through an npm tutorial and I needed to install Homebrew.