![]() ![]() Your example above doesn't make a lot of sense. You'll have to create a symlink yourself if you want that, e.g. To answer your last question too: no, the application will not show up in the Applications folder automatically (at least that's the case with Macports). If you're a developer however, you will most likely not get around a package manager if you need tools like Tex, ghostscript, ImageMagick and so on. If your not a developer and don't need to manage many different tools then I'd recommend sticking with binary downloads. But this comes at the cost of a bit more complexity and the need to know your way around the command line.Äownloading a binary and putting it in the Applications folder is easier by far and usually works fine. Homebrew will give you greater and more fine grained control over what you install, where, what compilation attributes you want to use etc. That's especially important for ports, e.g. ![]() Most importantly, homebrew will compile the application on your platform. It allows you to manage packages (update, delete etc.). Homebrew (like Macports) is a package manager.
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