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 Support

• ProblemHotlist — Problems affecting many MacPorts users.
• LeopardProblems — Recurrent problems with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard in Portfiles.
• FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions, find answers to common questions
• ​MacPorts Guide — Detailed help and support guide for MacPorts
• MailingLists — Get help from a mailing list or archives.
• TracTicketing — When and how to open tickets.
• HOWTOs – Useful tips and tricks.
• TracGuide — Trac Wiki Documentation.
• Mirrors - Sync with a closer server.

MacPorts Development

• GetMacPortsSource — Checking out MacPorts ports and base sources.
• NewCommittersGuide — Port committer tasks and responsibilities.
• Committers Tips and Tricks - Useful hints for committers
• BuildPhases — Brief documentation on port installation phases.
• GNOME — Installing GNOME with MacPorts.
• MacPortsFramework — Work on a Cocoa Framework for accessing MacPorts.
• Universal Development — Help getting more ports build universal.
• Google Summer of Code
• MacPorts AutoBuild project