View source for Mod:Hunt Research Group/MacPorts

===MacPorts===
*'''installing MacPorts'''
:*find installation information here [https://www.macports.org/install.php link]
:*find general information here [https://guide.macports.org 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::sudo port outdated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::sudo port -u upgrade outdated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/*