On 9/15/07, Daniel Oberhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I like using macports to get some stuff with lots of dependencies > installed. I wonder though why it is neccessary for example to > rebuild native tools such as python and perl. Because it tends to > cause quite a bit of confusion to have several of those around > including severel "site" folders created etc.. Now wouldn't it be > possible to have proxy packages such as fink has? I.e. python24- > native? It could then be an option. Dunno if macports can handle > options like that, but it woul shure be nice. >
Interesting idea so long as the versions stay in sync. But the real hit is in the initial compilation of those packages/ports. Disk space is not a big deal anymore, is it? port installed | wc -l 323 du -sh /opt/local 3.4G /opt/local Any porters have any input on this? What breakage might result, if any? -- Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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