macports – Package manager for MacPorts
Synopsis
- Manages MacPorts packages (ports)
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
|  name   - / required    |    A list of port names.  aliases: port  |  |
|  state   -    |   
  |    Indicates the desired state of the port.   |  
|  update_ports   boolean    |   
  |    Update the ports tree first.  aliases: update_cache  |  
|  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 the ports tree then install the foo port
  macports:
    name: foo
    update_ports: 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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