use homebrew to install imagemagick. uninstall imagemagick with homebrew because it’s missing pango. use macports to install imagemagick. make sure to recompile the florp kernel. upshift the hangle. the scroll barge is misaligned. get it on poob. poob has it for you. poob has it for you.
March 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
use homebrew to install imagemagick. uninstall imagemagick with homebrew because it’s missing pango. use macports to install imagemagick. make sure to recompile the florp kernel. upshift the hangle. the scroll barge is misaligned. get it on poob. poob has it for you. poob has it for you.
tfw reinstalling critical unix packages after a macos update via macports, because your brain lives in the 90s
April 3, 2026 at 6:41 AM
tfw reinstalling critical unix packages after a macos update via macports, because your brain lives in the 90s
"linux has too many ways to install apps" oh sorry I can't read this rn im trying to update something and can't remember how I installed it. DMG? A wizard? Mac app store? Homebrew? Macports?
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"linux has too many ways to install apps" oh sorry I can't read this rn im trying to update something and can't remember how I installed it. DMG? A wizard? Mac app store? Homebrew? Macports?
MacPortsが言う程Portsじゃなくて結局Homebrew入れた思い出(違う)
September 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
MacPortsが言う程Portsじゃなくて結局Homebrew入れた思い出(違う)
So I bought and old PowerPC Mac.
2004 Powerbook G4, 1.33GHz, factory 512mb/80GB model.
I've never used MacPorts on my M1 before, I mainly use Homebrew but the only "equivalent" for that on 10.4 PPC is a mess so I was pointed to using MacPorts instead.
MacPorts compiles everything from source...
2004 Powerbook G4, 1.33GHz, factory 512mb/80GB model.
I've never used MacPorts on my M1 before, I mainly use Homebrew but the only "equivalent" for that on 10.4 PPC is a mess so I was pointed to using MacPorts instead.
MacPorts compiles everything from source...
October 19, 2024 at 7:28 AM
So I bought and old PowerPC Mac.
2004 Powerbook G4, 1.33GHz, factory 512mb/80GB model.
I've never used MacPorts on my M1 before, I mainly use Homebrew but the only "equivalent" for that on 10.4 PPC is a mess so I was pointed to using MacPorts instead.
MacPorts compiles everything from source...
2004 Powerbook G4, 1.33GHz, factory 512mb/80GB model.
I've never used MacPorts on my M1 before, I mainly use Homebrew but the only "equivalent" for that on 10.4 PPC is a mess so I was pointed to using MacPorts instead.
MacPorts compiles everything from source...
So far there were only 2 things that made my macbook fans go crazy:
- playing FF14
- making squeakross builds in unity
now I can add a 3rd one:
- installing GIMP via MacPorts
- playing FF14
- making squeakross builds in unity
now I can add a 3rd one:
- installing GIMP via MacPorts
May 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
So far there were only 2 things that made my macbook fans go crazy:
- playing FF14
- making squeakross builds in unity
now I can add a 3rd one:
- installing GIMP via MacPorts
- playing FF14
- making squeakross builds in unity
now I can add a 3rd one:
- installing GIMP via MacPorts
Switching from Home Brew to MacPorts, because of Intel deprecation. MacPorts is older, but the command `sudo port selfupdate` is obviously better than `brew update` (or was it `brew upgrade`, the difference never sticks). I don't mind the sudo…
October 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Switching from Home Brew to MacPorts, because of Intel deprecation. MacPorts is older, but the command `sudo port selfupdate` is obviously better than `brew update` (or was it `brew upgrade`, the difference never sticks). I don't mind the sudo…
might start using macports out of sheer spite for homebrew
April 24, 2024 at 11:24 PM
might start using macports out of sheer spite for homebrew
XcodeをゴニョゴニョしてMacPortsを再インストール
なんとか先に進みそう
なんとか先に進みそう
October 6, 2024 at 12:55 AM
XcodeをゴニョゴニョしてMacPortsを再インストール
なんとか先に進みそう
なんとか先に進みそう
fortran's still used in all sorts of things; MacPorts has 111 fortran-related packages in it currently
March 2, 2024 at 2:52 AM
fortran's still used in all sorts of things; MacPorts has 111 fortran-related packages in it currently
XeTeX/LuaTex: that goes in the "bewildering ecosystem/no best practices" thing, I didn't spend much time evaluating anything that wasn't "whatever MacPorts installed as part of its huge LaTeX package" because it felt overwhelming to replace parts or roll my own 1/
July 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
XeTeX/LuaTex: that goes in the "bewildering ecosystem/no best practices" thing, I didn't spend much time evaluating anything that wasn't "whatever MacPorts installed as part of its huge LaTeX package" because it felt overwhelming to replace parts or roll my own 1/
MacPorts and GCC still support them!
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
MacPorts and GCC still support them!
Homebrew specifically sucks for this, they barely test for anything past newest iirc. Consider macports instead mayhaps
March 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Homebrew specifically sucks for this, they barely test for anything past newest iirc. Consider macports instead mayhaps
Be thankful it's not MacPorts.
November 14, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Be thankful it's not MacPorts.
jank now has a health check, so you can troubleshoot any issues with your setup. This should come in handy as we add packages for Ubuntu, Arch, Nix, Homebrew, and MacPorts.
July 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
jank now has a health check, so you can troubleshoot any issues with your setup. This should come in handy as we add packages for Ubuntu, Arch, Nix, Homebrew, and MacPorts.
少々手こずったけどMacPortsのgnuplotのインストール完了。
FTGLのバグというのか，多分コンパイラの型チェックが厳密になったのかな。
同じ問題はすでに報告されてたようなので，そのうち修正されるでしょう。
FTGLのバグというのか，多分コンパイラの型チェックが厳密になったのかな。
同じ問題はすでに報告されてたようなので，そのうち修正されるでしょう。
February 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
少々手こずったけどMacPortsのgnuplotのインストール完了。
FTGLのバグというのか，多分コンパイラの型チェックが厳密になったのかな。
同じ問題はすでに報告されてたようなので，そのうち修正されるでしょう。
FTGLのバグというのか，多分コンパイラの型チェックが厳密になったのかな。
同じ問題はすでに報告されてたようなので，そのうち修正されるでしょう。
GCC 14 + other macports tools, all compiled, ready for use!
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/gcc-14-other-macports-tools-all-compiled-ready-use
I compiled these tools for development on a Powerbook G4 1.67ghz and it took forever (almost 1 month, on 24 hours […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/gcc-14-other-macports-tools-all-compiled-ready-use
I compiled these tools for development on a Powerbook G4 1.67ghz and it took forever (almost 1 month, on 24 hours […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
May 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
GCC 14 + other macports tools, all compiled, ready for use!
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/gcc-14-other-macports-tools-all-compiled-ready-use
I compiled these tools for development on a Powerbook G4 1.67ghz and it took forever (almost 1 month, on 24 hours […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/gcc-14-other-macports-tools-all-compiled-ready-use
I compiled these tools for development on a Powerbook G4 1.67ghz and it took forever (almost 1 month, on 24 hours […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
Porticus
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/porticus
Porticus is a Cocoa GUI for the MacPorts package manager. MacPorts provides ready to build open-source software packages modified to compile and run on Mac OS X. The MacPorts project provides a TCL […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/porticus
Porticus is a Cocoa GUI for the MacPorts package manager. MacPorts provides ready to build open-source software packages modified to compile and run on Mac OS X. The MacPorts project provides a TCL […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
March 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Porticus
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/porticus
Porticus is a Cocoa GUI for the MacPorts package manager. MacPorts provides ready to build open-source software packages modified to compile and run on Mac OS X. The MacPorts project provides a TCL […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/porticus
Porticus is a Cocoa GUI for the MacPorts package manager. MacPorts provides ready to build open-source software packages modified to compile and run on Mac OS X. The MacPorts project provides a TCL […]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
Something also seen by @gnutools.bsky.social and MacPorts lately:
In one of the best things I've read this week, @mricon.kernel.social provides a deep dive on the infrastructure that is under pressure from bots and scrapers at The @linuxfoundation.org - specifically the #linux kernel's git repository.
people.kernel.org/monsieuricon...
people.kernel.org/monsieuricon...
LF git repositories
Browse git repositories hosted by the Linux Foundation.
git.kernel.org
September 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Something also seen by @gnutools.bsky.social and MacPorts lately:
m... macports? macports was old any dying back when I had a macbook, and that was like more than a decade ago! doesn't everyone use brew still?
May 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
m... macports? macports was old any dying back when I had a macbook, and that was like more than a decade ago! doesn't everyone use brew still?
Not completely true. There is the macports collection (www.macports.org), and homebrew (brew.sh) for MacOS. If you are unfamiliar with these you should totally check them out!! They can even coexist…
September 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Not completely true. There is the macports collection (www.macports.org), and homebrew (brew.sh) for MacOS. If you are unfamiliar with these you should totally check them out!! They can even coexist…
(Homebrew and MacPorts for installing certain sorts of open source software, YMMV :) )
March 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
(Homebrew and MacPorts for installing certain sorts of open source software, YMMV :) )
And I'm pleased to say that the computer runs much cooler and doesn't throttle much. Turns out OS 12 was more its speed than patched OS 15. I will miss a few niceties about the patched system. It was supported well by Homebrew for app and utility installations. I'm having to relearn MacPorts.
September 23, 2026 at 7:47 AM
And I'm pleased to say that the computer runs much cooler and doesn't throttle much. Turns out OS 12 was more its speed than patched OS 15. I will miss a few niceties about the patched system. It was supported well by Homebrew for app and utility installations. I'm having to relearn MacPorts.