https://github.com/cmacrae/savemacos

Bringing fast, secure, 64bit binary package management to macOS
https://github.com/cmacrae/savemacos

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Bringing fast, secure, 64bit binary package management to macOS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cmacrae/savemacos
• Owner: cmacrae
• License: isc
• Created: 2013-06-05T17:30:29.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-02-06T13:34:10.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-11T23:38:19.173Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 198 KB
• Stars: 236
• Watchers: 19
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Save macOS

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About

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A streamlined bootstrapper for getting [pkgsrc](http://pkgsrc.net)/[pkgin](http://pkgin.net) up and running on macOS, fast!

Why?

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Why wait for other ports/package managers to compile your software?

With [pkgin](http://pkgin.net), you get GPG signed binary packages - fast and secure!

Installation

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To get started, grab a copy of the repo (either clone it, or download as a zip), open up a terminal and simply run the `bootstrap` script - you'll be up and running in under a minute!

[Here's a quick demo of the script in action](https://youtu.be/wGR0vk4jlTE)

[![Save macOS Demo](http://i.imgur.com/0PZSyhu.png)](https://youtu.be/wGR0vk4jlTE)

So what does this script do?

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In a nutshell, this script will install [pkgsrc](http://pkgsrc.net), [pkgin](http://pkgin.net), add [Joyent](https://github.com/joyent)'s package repo, and set up your PATH & MANPATH evaluation.

Unobtrusive

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[pkgsrc](http://pkgsrc.net) won't pollute your system by inserting libraries here and there, or dotting files all over the place.

Installation is confined to a very select few directories, namely: `/opt/pkg` & `/var/db/pkgin`

Want to uninstall [pkgsrc](http://pkgsrc.net)/[pkgin](http://pkgin.net)? It's as easy as:  

`sudo rm -r /opt/pkg /var/db/pkgin /etc/{man,}paths.d/pkgsrc`

pkgin usage

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Want to find and install a package?

`pkgin search `

`sudo pkgin install `

Nice 'n easy!

See [here](http://pkgin.net/#examples) for pkgin's usage examples.

Why choose pkgsrc/pkgin over \?

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Here's a list of just a few properties that make [pkgin](http://pkgin.net/) (a binary package manager for pkgsrc) different from other package managers available for macOS:

- Precompiled packages from a trusted source

- Signed packages with GPG

- Dead simple makefiles

- A robust multi platform framework

- Can be bootstrapped without any external dependencies other than a C compiler & a shell

- Tried and true, with a huge community of BSD developers behind it (and many devs from other communities)

- A very large collection of packages (up to 15,000)

- Ultra portable framework for use on many other OS's results in high quality ports

- Easy creation of new ports/packages

- Source code & package management are kept separated

Thanks

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Packages are generously hosted by [Joyent](https://github.com/joyent) and built by [jperkin](https://github.com/jperkin).

Contact

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**IRC**: For all things pkgsrc, head over to `#pkgsrc` on freenode

License

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Use of this source code is governed by an ISC license that can be found in [the LICENSE file](LICENSE)