#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION FOR MAC OS X#
#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION UPDATE#
#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION UPGRADE#
#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION FULL#

Which isn't particularly surprising given how ports and their dependencies are interconnected. ‡ Because I tried that, and it doesn't work. † I'm delighted that Macports supports Mavericks at all.

#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION FULL#

How can I do something similar in Macports? The full Macports project history is tracked in Git, so I'm pretty sure it's possible. On Debian, this would be super easy I'd just edit sources.list to point to a snapshot. Using a clean Macports prefix, how can I install ports using only software that existed as of a certain date in the past? I do not want to merely install an older version of Docker Machine ‡ I want to install an older version of Docker Machine and every port that Docker Machine depends on, such as Go and Legacy Support. However, Docker Machine did work as of two years ago, and I wouldn't mind using an older version. Since Mavericks is very old, this breakage is understandable †. All I had to do was type sudo port install Docker-machine, and Macports automatically pulled down and compiled everything I needed.Īs of August 2020, this doesn't work on Mavericks due to a bug in the latest versions of Go and/or Macports's Legacy Support framework. Browse the repository to find the directory of the port you want, then use the History button in the upper right to find the older version that you want to install.Two years ago, I used Macports to install a copy of Docker Machine onto a computer running OS X 10.9 'Mavericks'. To install an older version of the port, you’ll have to get the necessary files from the repository. How can I install an older version of Port? This includes configuration files, databases, any files which MacPorts renamed in order to allow a forced installation or upgrade, and the base MacPorts software itself. What are the files left in MacPorts installation?Īll that will be left in your installation prefix now will be files that were not registered to any port. If you want to uninstall MacPorts and the port command is functioning, first uninstall all the installed ports by running this command in the Terminal: All that will be left in your installation prefix now will be files that were not registered to any port. I am trying sudo port install opencv 2.4.31+python27 but macports installs opencv 2.4.6.10+python27 how can I force macports to install the desired version of a package. If you changed the deletelafiles setting from its default value (as suggested in much older versions of these instructions), you will unfortunately need to uninstall all installed ports before changing it. All I had to do was type sudo port install Docker-machine, and Macports automatically pulled down and compiled everything I needed.

#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION FOR MAC OS X#

Installing an older version of a port is not the intended way to use MacPorts, is not usually recommended, and may cause various problems. For Mac OS X 10.6, MacPorts will install a functional libc++ toolchain by default, but it can be updated with the instructions below. Two years ago, I used Macports to install a copy of Docker Machine onto a computer running OS X 10.9 'Mavericks'. On macOS, unless there is a special reason not to do so, run selfupdate instead. In cases of older rubies you might need to change. It synchronizes the ports tree, as does selfupdate, but it does not check for MacPorts upgrades. Install an older version of openssl via RVM: rvm pkg install openssl. for Mac users who prefer to work with the Homebrew and MacPorts environments. The sync action performs a subset of selfupdate. If you are on macOS 10.7 - 10.10, you need to install the older Inkscape.

#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION UPDATE#

Only update MacPorts itself, do not update the tree of Portfile s. How does MacPorts update the portfile’s tree?

Only checks for (and installs, if available) new versions of MacPorts.

#MACPORTS INSTALL OLDER VERSION UPGRADE#

Usage: selfupdate –no-sync Upgrade MacPorts itself and run the sync target –no-sync Do not run the sync target, i.e., do not update the ports tree.

Which is the best way to update MacPorts?

Macports install older version