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MacPorts
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MacPorts, formerly DarwinPorts,[4] is a package manager for macOS and Darwin. It is an open-source software project that aims to simplify the installation of other open source software.[5] It is similar in function to Fink and the BSD ports collections.
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Initial release | 2002 (2002)[1] |
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Written in | Tcl[3] and C |
Operating system | macOS, Darwin |
Platform | IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, ARM |
Available in | English |
Type | Package management system |
License | BSD |
Website | www![]() |
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MacPorts supports universal binaries for PowerPC, Intel-based,[6] and Apple silicon versions of macOS,[7][8] but migrating from a PowerPC installation of MacPorts to a version on an Intel Mac requires reinstalling all installed ports.[9]