Hello, I am in the same boat (and have switched from HomeBrew to MacPorts a few weeks ago, so, maybe I am wrong).
MacPorts as a tool works just fine on Macs with Apple Silicon, but many ports are “broken” and have to be fixed. Most of them just do not compile for `arm64`, and it is not MacPorts fault, some - do not compile due to MacPorts configuration (rare cases). So far, as far as I understand, the best course of action is to report all broken ports to the MacPorts tracker and to developers of the tool that does not compile for `arm64` arch. For example, this is a ticket about broken Neovim (https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61550 <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61550>), but it does not compile due to issues on the NeoVim side (that’s why I started a discussion with them (https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/13399 <https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/13399>). I use the following `make` target to install MacPorts on Apple Silicon or you can just download the package from the site (https://www.macports.org/install.php <https://www.macports.org/install.php>): ``` macports: ## Install/Upgrade MacPorts ifeq (, $(shell which port)) $(eval TEMP_PKG := $(shell mktemp -t macports).pkg) curl --silent --output $(TEMP_PKG) --remote-name https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.6.4_1-11-BigSur.pkg sudo installer -pkg $(TEMP_PKG) -target / rm -Rf $(TEMP_PKG) endif sudo port selfupdate ``` Most of the tools I use just work: ``` The following ports are currently installed: autoconf @2.69_5 (active) automake @1.16.3_0 (active) carthage @0.35.0_0 (active) fish @3.1.2_0 (active) fzf @0.24.3_0 (active) gettext @0.19.8.1_2 (active) icu @67.1_2 (active) ninja @1.10.1_0 (active) tig @2.5.1_0+doc (active) tmux @3.1c_0 (active) `` Regards, Artem > On 27 Nov 2020, at 15:37, Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:27 AM Giovanni Cantele > <giovanni.cant...@spin.cnr.it> wrote: >> >> Dear All,. >> >> I’m searching the web but I cannot find any response to the following >> question: >> >> is there any ongoing project for porting the whole macports staff on the new >> Apple silicon architecture? >> What happens to those who extensively make use of macports and have bought >> the recent released MacBook Pro running on the new processors? > > There are several recent threads about support of the latest hardware > and software at: > > * > https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-users/2020-November/thread.html > > I understand Macports is working through the issues as they encounter > them during testing before a release. > > I'm guessing it is a bigger task than just supporting a new OS release. > > Jeff
