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@mhoye This a problem if you don't edit /etc/ssl/cert.pem and use Apple's cli tools. Folks using an up to date version of #macports have an updated local cert.pem file if they install any network aware port, e.g. curl.

@bahhhhh @jeffehobbs @gregatron5 @paul And #MacPorts is the package manager by Apple and it works back to 10.5 Leopard. Looks like community support now is even better than the expected Apple support.

TIL #homebrew sends you to #macports if you're on an old #macos version

"""
Warning: You are using macOS 14.
We (and Apple) do not provide support for this old version.

Homebrew no longer builds bottles for this configuration.
Consider MacPorts, which provides binary packages for this macOS version:
https://www.macports.org
"""

> sudo port upgrade yt-dlp

---> now making buildworld as requested. estimated time to completion: 4-6 days when you've already forgotten which video you were trying to download in the first place

#macos #macports

@BleepingComputer If you have an Intel mac, it tells you to install #macports.

Oops, Apple hasn't released XCode 27. I've had to download Xcode 27 RC so I can start installing #macports on my work MBP that just got freed from Tahoe.

Homebrew en un equipo Mac intel ->

Warning: You are using macOS on Intel x86_64.
We do not provide support for this platform (as-of September 2026, announced August 2025).
Apple have dropped Intel x86_64 support in macOS Golden Gate (27).
GitHub Actions are dropping macOS Intel x86_64 runners in 2027.
Homebrew is a non-profit project run entirely by volunteers, not employees.
If the biggest companies in the world cannot support macOS Intel x86_64
any longer, sadly neither can we.

Te invitan a usar MacPorts, que cuando dejamos de usarlo para pasarnos a Brew ya tenía paquetes desactualizados y sin mantenimiento. Algo bueno han debido hacer los desarrolladores en MacPorts para que te inviten gentilmente a abandonar el uso de esta herramienta.

Primero fueron los PowerPC, y ahora lo vivo con los Intel.
#homebrew #macports

So, as #homebrew is starting to compile less and less x86_64 binaries for #macOS, which is becoming a problem. I'm starting to look out for alternative package managers, if anyone has any experience to share about #macports or #nix I'd appreciate some insights

Boosts welcome :rainbow_heart:

Agh rebuilding all of my @qt ports is taking my laptop forever... #macports

Kudos to the MacPorts developers for the courage to use `port -N install` to answer yes to all the confirmation questions and `port -y install` to not install anything.

#MacPorts

@Migueldeicaza I'm not that ambitious: Just checking that the tool chain for #MacPorts still works.

Spent the entire day building a modern *nix ecosystem for the 12" 1.5GHz #PowerbookG4 with the new #SSD drive.

#MacPorts is such a great tool and community with archives for atleast some prebuilt packages.
Thanks!

In total 266 packages installed today. Not done yet though but managed to get the essentials including:
- bash 5.3.9_0
- gcc14 14.3.0_0
- openssh 10.3p1_0
- openssl3 3.6.1_0
- python314 3.14.5_0
- zsh 5.9_3

#VintageMac #PowerPC #Macintosh #Retrocomputing #PPC #Apple #OSX

Just tested G'MIC-Qt 3.7.6 on Mac via MacPorts: noticeable filter speed improvements observed compared to previous version. 🚀

Many thanks to the MacPorts maintainers for keeping the gmic-gimp port up to date so fast! 🙏 #GMIC #MacPorts

▶️ https://ports.macports.org/port/gmic-gimp/

another #macports version bump, another smooth ride.

Thanks to all the folks who work on this!

@GlitchGhost

Because the 12" Powerbooks uses Nvidia GPU they are a bit more complicated than the 15" and 17" with ATI/AMD. But it can be done. During the 6 years it was my main computer back in the days it was popular to run OpenBSD on them.

Though I plan to use #macports to compile/install a modern *nix ecosystem onto #OSX 10.5 Leopard. WIth a modern GCC, OpenSSL, OpenSSH, Rust, Python etc.

There's a modern browser #Powerfox that works great.

Il y a parfois des bonnes nouvelles qui finissent par arriver, parmi celles-ci l'arrivée d'un nouveau maintainer pour PHP au sein de MacPort : https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-dev/2026-March/046664.html #php #mac #macports

Since #MacPorts does not have the latest #HackRF drivers, I took the plunge and compiled them myself to update the firmware on my new HackRF Pro. Works great. Awesome work, @mossmann and @GreatScottGadgets!

@cliffwade I personally prefer #MacPorts, you may want to check that out. There’s a lot of comparisons out there to help you make an informed choice.

https://www.macports.org

My problem is not the computer (hardware) that is broken. My problem is the software that is broken.
One of todays problems: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/73454
#macports #poppler

I prefer #macports over #homebrew (package manager).

@dpogue @joe The author is a well known member of the #MacPorts maintainer community, who specializes in updating ports for old hardware/OS versions.