Closed Bug 1688263 Opened 3 years ago Closed 3 years ago

remove macports bootstrap option for OSX

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(Firefox Build System :: Bootstrap Configuration, task)

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(firefox88 fixed)

RESOLVED FIXED
88 Branch
Tracking Status
firefox88 --- fixed

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(Reporter: sheehan, Assigned: sheehan)

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We have reason to believe very few developers use Macports to bootstrap Firefox builds. Given our reduced engineering bandwidth, simplifying the number of toolchains we support in bootstrap and elsewhere is desirable.

See Also: → 1696509

Removes MacPorts as an option for package management on OSX. Changes
most error messages to be Homebrew specific, and rips out the getattr
based function resolution used to support both managers.

Pushed by cosheehan@mozilla.com:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/b82882ae5b5d
remove macports as a package manager in bootstrap r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,mhentges
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 3 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: --- → 88 Branch
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