MacPorts

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command-line tool free and open-source software package management system

MacPorts is an open-source package management system that simplifies installing and managing third-party software on macOS via the command line.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
MacPorts canonical	4
MacPorts Project	1
macOS (via ports)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321755 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MacPorts
Context triple: [macOS, hasThirdPartyPackageManager, MacPorts]

A. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
B. Macintosh Toolbox
The Macintosh Toolbox was the core collection of system software routines and services that provided the graphical user interface, event handling, and application support framework for the classic Mac OS.
C. Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS line, known for features like Sherlock 2, improved internet integration, and serving as a bridge before the transition to Mac OS X.
D. Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a highly customizable, source-based Linux distribution known for its performance optimization and flexibility through its Portage package management system.
E. Slackware
Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MacPorts
Target entity description: MacPorts is an open-source package management system that simplifies installing and managing third-party software on macOS via the command line.

A. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
B. Macintosh Toolbox
The Macintosh Toolbox was the core collection of system software routines and services that provided the graphical user interface, event handling, and application support framework for the classic Mac OS.
C. Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS line, known for features like Sherlock 2, improved internet integration, and serving as a bridge before the transition to Mac OS X.
D. Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a highly customizable, source-based Linux distribution known for its performance optimization and flexibility through its Portage package management system.
E. Slackware
Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	command-line tool ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ package management system ⓘ
command	port info ⓘ port install ⓘ port list ⓘ port search ⓘ port selfupdate ⓘ port sync ⓘ port uninstall ⓘ port upgrade ⓘ
competesWith	Fink ⓘ Homebrew ⓘ
developer	MacPorts Project ⓘ linked to: MacPorts
documentation	https://guide.macports.org/ ⓘ
formerName	DarwinPorts ⓘ linked to: Darwin
goal	provide a consistent build environment on macOS ⓘ simplify installation of third-party software on macOS ⓘ
license	BSD license ⓘ
operatingSystem	Darwin ⓘ macOS ⓘ
programmingLanguage	Tcl ⓘ
provides	Portfiles ⓘ port command ⓘ ports tree ⓘ
repository	Git mirror ⓘ Subversion repository ⓘ
requires	Xcode command line tools ⓘ linked to: Xcode macOS Terminal or other shell ⓘ
sourceCodeRepository	https://github.com/macports/macports-base ⓘ
supports	Apple Silicon ⓘ linked to: Apple silicon Intel-based Macs ⓘ arm64 architecture ⓘ x86_64 architecture ⓘ
supportsFeature	binary packages ⓘ building from source ⓘ building universal binaries ⓘ dependency resolution ⓘ fetching source code ⓘ multiple versions of software ⓘ patching source code ⓘ search for available ports ⓘ uninstall of installed ports ⓘ upgrade of installed ports ⓘ variants ⓘ
supportsPlatform	macOS 10.6 Snow Leopard or later ⓘ
targetUser	macOS users ⓘ software developers ⓘ system administrators ⓘ
uses	Tcl-based Portfiles ⓘ
website	https://www.macports.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

macOS → hasThirdPartyPackageManager → MacPorts ⓘ

MacPorts → developer → MacPorts Project ⓘ

linked to: MacPorts

Fink → similarTo → MacPorts ⓘ

pkgsrc → competesWith → MacPorts ⓘ

Max Howell → influencedBy → MacPorts ⓘ

GAS → platform → macOS (via ports) ⓘ