[lug] Mac package managers?

[Quentin Hartman]

I also like Macports for packages on Macs. A lot of my coworkers prefer
brew, but as far as I can tell they are roughly equivalent. They each have
their own set of slightly different quirks, but they both get the job done.
I haven't used fink in years, but when I did it was a pain in the ass.
Don't know if that's true anymore.

I'd just make sure the one you run with has packages for the stuff you want
and dive in.

Q

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Drew Kelling <akelling at gmail.com> wrote:

> Been a few years since I have used a mac as my daily driver. I really
> liked Macports. You will run into some issues after upgrading to the lasted
> and greatest OSX version was my experience. I used fink and it was alright
> but I liked the more BSD ports way of doing things. I have heard good
> things about HomeBrew but never tried it.
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 12:35 Jeffrey S. Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> My world has long been Linux, with some ChromeOS thrown in lately for
>> leavening.
>>
>> For a variety of reasons, I need to supplement this, by buying a Mac. I'd
>> like advice on Mac package managers, of which there seems to be a plethora.
>>
>> This may be a "vi or emacs?", holy-war question, so I'm a little nervous
>> about asking. :-)
>>
>> My general impression, after googling, is that if Macports is Coors, then
>> Homebrew is Fat Tire, Fink is PBR, and everything else is niche,
>> package-management microbrews.
>>
>> My inclination, today, would be to go with Homebrew because it's supposed
>> to be "git-based," but I'm not even sure what that means, yet.
>>
>> --
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