Sorry for the necro-bump, but the other day I decided to check up on what was new in Homebrew-land, and it turns out that `brew cask` actually lets you install MacPorts itself as of https://github.com/phinze/homebrew-cask/commit/9ab24161369f1652604f780df0e58733c11889c0
This was the pull request for it: https://github.com/phinze/homebrew-cask/pull/1845 Do we want to support people installing MacPorts in this way? On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 3:00 PM, <macports-users-requ...@lists.macosforge.org > wrote: > Send macports-users mailing list submissions to > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > macports-users-requ...@lists.macosforge.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > macports-users-ow...@lists.macosforge.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of macports-users digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Happy New Year and Congrats on a work well done (Rodolfo Aramayo) > 2. phinze/homebrew-cask on the same system like MacPorts > (Markus Neuenschwander) > 3. Re: phinze/homebrew-cask on the same system like MacPorts > (Phil Dobbin) > 4. Re: phinze/homebrew-cask on the same system like MacPorts > (Ryan Schmidt) > 5. Re: Happy New Year and Congrats on a work well done (Ryan Schmidt) > > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: message/rfc822 > > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:08:00 -0600 > From: Rodolfo Aramayo <raram...@gmail.com> > Subject: Happy New Year and Congrats on a work well done > To: MacPorts Users <macports-users@lists.macosforge.org> > Message-id: < > cakhancqoawjru2qx+y75xompn0lmctv8u3xhtpyt8duknt7...@mail.gmail.com> > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="Boundary_(ID_xOJGdK4YpRR3vdXnRWOgrw)" > Precedence: list > Message: 1 > > > --Boundary_(ID_xOJGdK4YpRR3vdXnRWOgrw) > Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > > To All MacPorts Gurus out there (you know who you are) > > Thank You for a work well done and my best wishes for the upcoming year > > --Rodolfo > > --Boundary_(ID_xOJGdK4YpRR3vdXnRWOgrw) > Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > > To All MacPorts Gurus out there (you know who you are)<br><br>Thank You > for a work well done and my best wishes for the upcoming year<br><br > clear="all"><div>--Rodolfo<br></div> > > --Boundary_(ID_xOJGdK4YpRR3vdXnRWOgrw)-- > > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: message/rfc822 > > Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:13:50 +0100 > From: Markus Neuenschwander <guanoape...@gmx.ch> > Subject: phinze/homebrew-cask on the same system like MacPorts > To: MacPorts Users <macports-users@lists.macosforge.org> > Message-id: <50e29abe.9050...@gmx.ch> > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Precedence: list > Message: 2 > > I switched back to MacPorts, because brew have to less packaged > software. Now found an interesting project about native GUI applications. > > https://github.com/phinze/homebrew-cask#readme > > Can I install both on my MacBook Air? > > > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: message/rfc822 > > Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:24:51 +0000 > From: Phil Dobbin <phildob...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: phinze/homebrew-cask on the same system like MacPorts > In-reply-to: <50e29abe.9050...@gmx.ch> > To: MacPorts Users <macports-users@lists.macosforge.org> > Reply-to: phildob...@gmail.com > Message-id: <50e29d53.8040...@gmail.com> > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; > protocol="application/pgp-signature"; > boundary=------------enigE24EFA99BA43E3672BBBADCC > Precedence: list > Message: 3 > References: <50e29abe.9050...@gmx.ch> > > This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) > --------------enigE24EFA99BA43E3672BBBADCC > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On 01/01/2013 08:13 AM, Markus Neuenschwander wrote: > > > I switched back to MacPorts, because brew have to less packaged > > software. Now found an interesting project about native GUI application= > s. > >=20 > > https://github.com/phinze/homebrew-cask#readme > >=20 > > Can I install both on my MacBook Air? > > I wouldn't recommend having both Mac Ports & homebrew (cask or > otherwise) installed & in regular use at the same time on the same machin= > e. > > For more info on the subject, check the list archives where you'll find > plenty of advice (just search for homebrew and/or /usr/local). > > Cheers, > > Phil... > > --=20 > currently (ab)using > CentOS 5.8 & 6.3, Debian Squeeze & Wheezy, Fedora Beefy & Spherical, > Lubuntu 12.10, OS X Snow Leopard & Ubuntu Precise & Quantal > > > > > --------------enigE24EFA99BA43E3672BBBADCC > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" > Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQ4p1TAAoJEFDgLr75E3sPr9kH/3sbuhSMFbayA0vdHTi01taC > Jo2XRxzdncf8l40LLLqsFcWF17U3ABB1V51+/nfvkAjcyXIHzLD0lVpej1OiJkwV > urcdJUnvw7yWm+5XIYJrhccxsayGnHbkSH6eNunziuJFYJDPyE8OZgxOqZBYfTWo > k7zcqCvOJi5CSQJrkYEDzVRPDUDCx6H4SgkspFahOSUbWygqgeDxJ6eNRpZpM0rP > 5gDGpV5a4wdtTZRmW1ecEINcIL2RuziyRXPpLTMFHzBTvKQ82XMcUBT4tPOzT2MT > UsXLS2toVgGEEosVoRY8DwoTMQEQ9Uym0lZBlR04Fos2HHuLSo6f1c9DV5qcNPs= > =NyPy > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --------------enigE24EFA99BA43E3672BBBADCC-- > > > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: message/rfc822 > > Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:02:59 -0600 > From: Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> > Subject: Re: phinze/homebrew-cask on the same system like MacPorts > In-reply-to: <50e29abe.9050...@gmx.ch> > To: Markus Neuenschwander <guanoape...@gmx.ch> > Cc: MacPorts Users <macports-users@lists.macosforge.org> > Message-id: <5ca5b930-e6ec-4740-87e8-aa4c956f0...@macports.org> > MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) > Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Precedence: list > Message: 4 > References: <50e29abe.9050...@gmx.ch> > > > On Jan 1, 2013, at 02:13, Markus Neuenschwander <guanoape...@gmx.ch> > wrote: > > > I switched back to MacPorts, because brew have to less packaged > software. Now found an interesting project about native GUI applications. > > > > https://github.com/phinze/homebrew-cask#readme > > > > Can I install both on my MacBook Air? > > I'm not familiar with Homebrew, and I don't know what Cask is, but > according to that web page, "A Cask is like a Formula in Homebrew except it > describes how to download and install a binary application." In MacPorts > there is no distinction; a port will install a binary if it is available, > otherwise it will build from source. There's no need for you as a user to > decide one way or the other. MacPorts will automatically install ports the > best way. > > > > MIME-version: 1.0 > Content-type: message/rfc822 > > Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 05:21:19 -0600 > From: Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> > Subject: Re: Happy New Year and Congrats on a work well done > In-reply-to: > <cakhancqoawjru2qx+y75xompn0lmctv8u3xhtpyt8duknt7...@mail.gmail.com> > To: Rodolfo Aramayo <raram...@gmail.com> > Cc: MacPorts Users <macports-users@lists.macosforge.org> > Message-id: <ef0af753-3107-4b84-a1fe-d6ced66e6...@macports.org> > MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) > Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable > Precedence: list > Message: 5 > References: < > cakhancqoawjru2qx+y75xompn0lmctv8u3xhtpyt8duknt7...@mail.gmail.com> > > > On Dec 31, 2012, at 14:08, Rodolfo Aramayo wrote: > > > To All MacPorts Gurus out there (you know who you are) > >=20 > > Thank You for a work well done and my best wishes for the upcoming = > year > > And to you as well! On behalf of the management thank you to all the = > port maintainers for keeping your ports awesome, to all those hacking = > away on base to make to better, and to all the users for your continued = > support=97you're the reason we're here. Here's to a great 2013 in which = > we can make MacPorts even better. > > -Ryan > > > > > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users > >
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