[lug] Mac package managers?

[Alexander Vallens]

+1

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Quentin Hartman <qhartman at gmail.com> wrote:

> oh, the one thing that you should really really avoid if possible is using
> more than one at a time. That gets super confusing, and in some cases, they
> stomp on one another.
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Quentin Hartman <qhartman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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