Dear list, Since a few weeks (around release 1.4.0 I think), there are discussions about a ~/.macports directory (sometimes because no $HOME is defined, sometimes because this directory was created with permissions disabling the user to access it). I do not really understand what it stands for. Pardon me for not reading all release notes... Is it possible to have multiple users using port with different options on the same machine, possibly installing in distinct locations? Is it possible to have macports behave correctly with user rights hence the fact that configuration may belong to the user instead of root or global config files? (I am quite certain the answer to this one is no since creating users and groups (pgsql for example) needs administrator rights). And the real question : Is there any reason to have options in a user directory rather than global options located in /etc or better ${prefix}/etc as it has always been? Best, Emmanuel