Re: my first port - how to

On 10.12.2006, at 14:48, John Owens wrote:

However, these things seem really kludgey. Is it not possible to have a local portfile somewhere and install it using a command line "port" command?

Just cd to the directory where you've put the Portfile (*outside* of / opt/local) and try "sudo port -d install". That should work. Or you could set up a local repository: sudo port install subversion mkdir -p /Users/Shared/dports/x11/myport # and put your portfile there sudo sed -e '1i\ file:///Users/Shared/dports' -i~ /opt/local/etc/ports/sources.conf portindex /Users/Shared/dports sudo port install myport Regards, Marc