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.

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.
• TracGuide — Trac Wiki Documentation.
• MacPortsFramework — Work on a Cocoa Framework for accessing MacPorts.

MacPorts Support

• ProblemHotlist — Problems affecting many MacPorts users.
• TracTicketing — When and how to open tickets.
• MailingLists — Get help from a mailing list or archives.