macports – Package manager for MacPorts

Synopsis

• Manages MacPorts packages (ports)

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
name -		A list of port names. aliases: port
selfupdate boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Update Macports and the ports tree, either prior to installing ports or as a separate step. Equivalent to running port selfupdate. aliases: update_cache, update_ports
state -	Choices: present ← absent active inactive	Indicates the desired state of the port.
upgrade boolean added in 2.8	Choices: no ← yes	Upgrade all outdated ports, either prior to installing ports or as a separate step. Equivalent to running port upgrade outdated.
variant - added in 2.7		A port variant specification. variant is only supported with state: installed/present. aliases: variants

Examples

- name: Install the foo port
  macports:
    name: foo

- name: Install the universal, x11 variant of the foo port
  macports:
    name: foo
    variant: +universal+x11

- name: Install a list of ports
  macports:
    name: "{{ ports }}"
  vars:
    ports:
    - foo
    - foo-tools

- name: Update Macports and the ports tree, then upgrade all outdated ports
  macports:
    selfupdate: yes
    upgrade: yes

- name: Update Macports and the ports tree, then install the foo port
  macports:
    name: foo
    selfupdate: yes

- name: Remove the foo port
  macports:
    name: foo
    state: absent

- name: Activate the foo port
  macports:
    name: foo
    state: active

- name: Deactivate the foo port
  macports:
    name: foo
    state: inactive

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Jimmy Tang (@jcftang)

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