The MacPorts Wiki

Welcome to the MacPorts Wiki. Here you may learn about MacPorts usage, development, and support.

MacPorts Starting Points

• ​Home Page — The MacPorts home page.
• InstallingMacPorts? — Getting your Mac ready to use MacPorts.
• UsingMacPortsQuickStart — Using MacPorts QuickStart Guide.
• MigrationStrategy — OpenDarwin to macosforge migration strategy.
• CommitterDocs — Documentation for MacPorts committers.

MacPorts Development

• GetMacPortsSource — Checking out MacPorts ports and base sources.
• NewCommittersGuide — Port committer tasks and responsibilities.
• FAQ — Ongoing "Frequently Asked Questions" effort.
• BuildPhases — Brief documentation on port installation phases.
• GNOME — Installing GNOME with MacPorts.
• ​Legacy DarwinPorts Site — Documentation not yet been migrated.
• ​Legacy DarwinPorts Wiki — Wiki documents not yet migrated.

MacPorts Support

• ProblemHotlist — Problems affecting many MacPorts users.
• TracTicketing — When and how to open tickets.
• ​MacPorts Lists — Ask for help on a mailing list.

Trac Starting Points

• TracGuide — Built-in Documentation.
• ​The Trac project — Trac Open Source Project.
• ​Trac FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions.
• TracSupport — Trac Support.