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MacPorts vs RubyGems

A side-by-side look at MacPorts and RubyGems. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MacPorts

MacPorts

Os & Utilities

MacPorts is an open-source community initiative that aims to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac operating system.

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RubyGems

RubyGems

Development

RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries, called gems. It allows easy installation, management and sharing of gems.

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