pt is a wrapper script
written in shell (bash) code,
that adds some functionality to the port command of
MacPorts.
Some enhanced features are:
apt-get and aptitude of
the Debian GNU/Linux distribution,
Author of pt is Alexander Barton, alex@barton.de. Please contact me if you find any bugs!
pt is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Please have a look at the COPYING file for the full license text.
Actually, there is not a lot of documentation available, sorry!
Please have a look at the README and INSTALL files
contained in the distribution archive and
run the command pt --help to get some basic help:
alex@silverbird:~ $ pt --help pt 0.2.0 (2008-12-14) -- the MacPorts port tool Copyright (c)2007 Alexander Barton, alex@barton.de This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Usage: /usr/local/bin/pt <options> <command> [<args> ...] Available commands: deps <port> [<port> [...]] -- examine dependencies install <port> [<port> [...]] -- install port(s) remove <port> [<port> [...]] -- remove port(s) clean <port> [<port> [...]] -- clean port build files update -- update port database outdated -- list all outdated ports upgrade -- upgrade outdated port(s) freshup -- update port database & list outdated ports search <term> -- search for port(s) list <term> -- list port(s) info <port> -- display details of a port status -- show MacPorts status The following global options are available: -q: quiet mode, little output +q: no quiet mode, normal output -v: enable verbose mode +v: disable verbose mode -V: verbose port(1) messages +V: no verbose port(1) messages -d: enable debug mode +d: disable verbose mode alex@silverbird:~ $
The current version can be found here:
pt-0.2.0.tar.gz (~14 KB, 2008-12-14)