Re: what is an inactive port?

Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign@macports.org> writes:

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This may help to explain why unactivated ports exist.

http://geeklair.net/new_macports_guide/#id975763

So MacPorts does not assume you'll never want to use a deactivated port, even if most people never will.

There does not appear to be any id975763 anchor or id on that page so that just shows me the top of the guide.

The link seems to have changed. http://geeklair.net/new_macports_guide/#id934418 Markmacp