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DESCRIPTION
PortAuthority provides a graphical user interface for the MacPorts package management system for Mac OS X. MacPorts is a powerful command-line tool for installing and updating a variety of Unix-based applications for the Mac. Its power, though, comes at the cost of some complexity; in the past the only way to utilize MacPorts was to type in various commands into the Mac's Terminal application, which can be intimidating for those users without a Unix background. PortAuthority makes the process of installing Unix software easy.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.0:
  • Now a 64-bit application built on the Cocoa frameworks.
  • Updated user interface includes more modern button styles.
  • Context-sensitive popup menu in table display.
  • Now checks for MacPorts installation on startup and notifies user if MacPorts not found.
  • Better experience for first-time users; fewer popup dialogs, smoother startup.
  • Faster, more intuitive help viewer.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later; Developer Tools; DarwinPorts installation

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Developer:Code by Kevin
Downloads:15,011
  - Version d/l:500
Utilities:System
License:Shareware
Date:13 Oct 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$24.95
RATING
***½.
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PortAuthority User Reviews (5 posts)Write A Review
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Sep 25 2007

GAOSHAN  In the interest of promoting open source, check out Porticus for a free MacPorts GUI tool.

http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?arch=all&keywords=porticus&os=macosx  
(Version 2.4)

praisebury
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Sep 25 2007

IGAUCHO  That's great and all but Porticus is not open source. Currently it's just betaware and it has not been updated in some time.

I've tried both and I must say that PortAuthority is more solid. Porticus always gives me build options that don't even apply to the package that I want to install. Granted it's not a Cocoa application or freeware, but it works very well and has a very responsive developer. Some of my suggestions have already been implemented!  
(Version 2.4)

praisebury
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May 3 2007

ZEPHYRIS  The interface is rather ugly looking for $20  
(Version 2.0)

praisebury
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Dec 15 2005

JEDIK  No release notes? What's changed? It takes forever to launch, much more than the previous version (0.8). =\  
(Version 0.9)

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Oct 4 2005
****.

JEDIK  Yes, I agree with the previous post. But I think that it could be avoided with a little more care about the released version or at least with documentation. I was using the previous version with no problem. After upgrade it won't launch (kept boucing in the Dock then nothing) in the first time I run it. It worked the second time.  
(Version 0.7)

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Oct 3 2005
***..

ANONYMOUS  Port Authority has the potential to be very useful. However, it has a number of quirks.

For example, downloading it and placing it in Applications will result in it hanging on launch. The application needs to be inside a folder named "Port Authority", inside Applications in order to work properly. Also, sometimes it won't accept your password (as in, you can't physically enter it in the password field).

Since it IS still a beta program, none of this should surprise you. If you prefer GUI to the command line, you should give this a try.  
(Version 0.7)

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