Mod:Hunt Research Group/MacPorts

MacPorts

• installing MacPorts

• find installation information here link
• find general information here link
• download and follow the instructions
• macport installs in /opt/local so add to your path "export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH"
• see information on next wikipage if gcc is using mac version and not macports
• see information on following wikipage regarding python
• see information on folloing wikipage regarding fortran
• after a major OS upgrade you will need to install a new MacPorts

• using MacPorts basic commands

• you will need to run all commands as sudo
• general commands to update macports

sudo port version

sudo port selfupdate

sudo port outdated

sudo port upgrade name

sudo port -u upgrade outdated

• find out what is installed

sudo port installed

sudo port select --list name

sudo port uninstall --follow-dependents name

sudo port uninstall name

sudo port clean name

• find out what you could install

sudo port installed '*name*'

port search --name --line --glob '*name*'

• activate new install

sudo port activate name

sudo port deactivate name

sudo port select --set python python37 or which ever version you want

sudo port select --set python none removes the assignment

• things are a bit bloated and you need to clean-up

sudo port -f clean --all all

sudo port -f uninstall inactive

If you want to do more explicitly, but the above should suffice!

Remove leftover build files (this is done automatically by default):

sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/macports/build/*

Remove download files:

sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/macports/distfiles/*

Remove archives (these aren't created by default):

sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/macports/packages/*