> On Jan 24, 2016, at 1:42 AM, Vincent Habchi <vi...@macports.org> wrote: > >> Sure. And it is probably also very easy to introduce regressions that way if >> the #ifdefs aren't already in place. > > Yeah, that’s right. Every cloud has its silver lining. Or the contrary for > that matter. > >> It'll do the same with your /Applications directory or the entire /opt/local >> tree. > > Except that it’s no longer possible to compress the build-in Applications > with OS X 10.11 since Apple introduced SIP > (http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/09/os-x-10-11-el-capitan-the-ars-technica-review/8/#h1). > Even root cannot modify the protected applications (it’s still possible, but > it’s a darn intricate process to do it).
I was under the impression that Apple already compressed the files and programs installed with the operating system, using HFS compression, ever since taking up less disk space was listed as a feature of Snow Leopard. _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev
