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Install MacPorts 2.5.3 without sudo / root privileges
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| # install | |
| mkdir ~/macports | |
| cd ~/macports | |
| curl -O https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.5.3.tar.bz2 | |
| tar xf MacPorts-2.5.3.tar.bz2 | |
| cd MacPorts-2.5.3/ | |
| ./configure --enable-readline --prefix=$HOME/macports --with-no-root-privileges | |
| make && make install | |
| # bash / zsh | |
| echo "export MACPORTS_HOME=\\$HOME/macports" >> ~/.bash_profile | |
| echo "export PATH=\\$MACPORTS_HOME/bin:\\$MACPORTS_HOME/sbin" >> ~/.bash_profile | |
| # fish | |
| echo "set -gx MACPORTS_HOME \\$HOME/macports" >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish | |
| echo "set -gx PATH $MACPORTS_HOME/bin $MACPORTS_HOME/sbin" >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish |
mkdir ~/macports
cd ~/macports
curl -O https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.11.4.tar.bz2
tar xf MacPorts-2.11.4.tar.bz2
cd MacPorts-2.11.4/
./configure --enable-readline --prefix=$HOME/macports --with-no-root-privileges
make && make install
# bash / zsh
echo "export MACPORTS_HOME=\$HOME/macports" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$MACPORTS_HOME/bin:\$MACPORTS_HOME/sbin" >> ~/.bash_profile
# fish
mkdir ~/.config/fish
echo "set -gx MACPORTS_HOME \\$HOME/macports" >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish
echo "set -gx PATH $MACPORTS_HOME/bin $MACPORTS_HOME/sbin" >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish
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It might be helpful to update the version. Current one is 2.8.0.