OK, I was able to build from a direct git download of the project's zip, And the MacPorts GUI app opens automatically after the build, whiel Xcode is still open.
But when I close Xcode, it closes the MacPorts GUI app, too. How do I save the app so that I don't have to rebuild it each time I want to use it? Is there some action I need to take within Xcode to save some file somwhere? What and where? (This may all be obvious to a developer, but to an end-user such as myself it is not.) > On Feb 4, 2026, at 7:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 17:19:07 -0500 > From: Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: mMacPorts GUIi > > >> ... Happy to share https://github.com/Zittersplitter/MacPortsUtility with >> you too! >> >> Looking forward to any feedback of yours! > > > The git cloning does not work for me even after I supply my github login & > password > > But I directly downloaded the repository from your github page. > > Now the build in Xcode fails, with message: > > Unable to obtain a task name port right for pid 425: (os/kern) failure (0x5) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 16:37:17 +1100 > From: Horst B Simon <[email protected]> > To: Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: mMacPorts GUI > > I have it working by downloading the zip file from GitHub and followed the > instructions in the Readme.md. > > System: > iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 > macOS: Sequoia 15.7.3 (OpenCore-Patcher_2.4.1) > Xcode 26.1 --- Murray Eisenberg [email protected] Mobile (413)-427-5334 503 King Farm Blvd #101 Rockville, MD 20850-6667
