PPCPorts: the only ports you ever need on a PowerPC

[alex_free]

Deluge running in Wayland

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Whats the current state of VPNs?

 

[barracuda156]

Whats the current state of VPNs?

Tunnelblick works (both upstream release and my port), last time I tried. That by implication shows https://github.com/macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports/blob/main/net/openvpn2/Portfile also works.

There are these, all build but untested for functionality:
https://github.com/macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports/blob/main/net/openvpn3/Portfile (no client for macOS atm)

https://github.com/macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports/blob/main/net/openiked/Portfile

powerpc-ports/net/openfortivpn/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

Modern software for macOS PowerPC: overlay with fixes and new ports to use with MacPorts - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

github.com

powerpc-ports/net/openconnect/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

Modern software for macOS PowerPC: overlay with fixes and new ports to use with MacPorts - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

github.com

powerpc-ports/net/softether5/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

Modern software for macOS PowerPC: overlay with fixes and new ports to use with MacPorts - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

github.com

powerpc-ports/net/strongswan/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

Modern software for macOS PowerPC: overlay with fixes and new ports to use with MacPorts - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

github.com

powerpc-ports/net/toxvpn/Portfile at main · macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

Modern software for macOS PowerPC: overlay with fixes and new ports to use with MacPorts - macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports

github.com

There are a few VPN-like ports in net category.

I am currently trying to get WireGuard working.

 

[barracuda156]

Has anyone tried compiling emacs? It seems to fail either with the emacs or emacs-devel port 🙁

EDIT: Forgot to mention - on 10.5.8 or 10.4.11 as sleep is apparently broken on 10.6.8 :/

@milliectl This turned out to be a hard-to-fix issue because it was unclear what caused it.
Fixed finally in https://github.com/macos-powerpc/powerpc-ports/commit/39b6527eeb55493ea48839c6d678ead13ca04367

 

[saxfun]

Uninstall libsdl2-cocoa, libsdl2-x11 or whatever was there.

It was kinda deliberate, but this is a one-time pain. I may add obsolete shims for those ports if people complain: that will still require the same procedure, but perhaps make it more obvious.

P. S. There are no more multiple ports, it is just libsdl2 with optional +wayland and +x11.

i did then "sudo port uninstall libsdl2-cocoa", macports want wo rev-upgrade 4 broken ports like
ffmpeg @8.1.2_2+gpl2+opencolorio+vmaf
ffmpeg7 @7.1.5_3+gpl2+vmaf
ffmpeg8 @8.1.2_2+gpl2+opencolorio+vmaf
mpv-devel @0.41.0-20260819_0+app+audiocd+bluray+dvd+libarchive+libmpv+network_ytdlp+opengl+osd+python314+rubberband


cause sdl is missing, ffmpeg fails.

ERROR: sdl2 requested but not found

you talked about +x11 and +wayland. sdl is installed. if i want to install a variant e.g. +x11, more ports will break.

what to do to solve my first problem, compilation of the 4 dependent ports?

another problem, when compilation of ffmpeg starts, it says there is a +g4 or +g5 variant, i'm compiling the non-optimized one. is it important on a a1138 PB and how to solve it?

 

[barracuda156]

i did then "sudo port uninstall libsdl2-cocoa", macports want wo rev-upgrade 4 broken ports like
ffmpeg @8.1.2_2+gpl2+opencolorio+vmaf
ffmpeg7 @7.1.5_3+gpl2+vmaf
ffmpeg8 @8.1.2_2+gpl2+opencolorio+vmaf
mpv-devel @0.41.0-20260819_0+app+audiocd+bluray+dvd+libarchive+libmpv+network_ytdlp+opengl+osd+python314+rubberband


cause sdl is missing, ffmpeg fails.

ERROR: sdl2 requested but not found

you talked about +x11 and +wayland. sdl is installed. if i want to install a variant e.g. +x11, more ports will break.

what to do to solve my first problem, compilation of the 4 dependent ports?

(Assuming ports were synced, but from your description they were.)

sudo port -f deactivate libsdl2-cocoa libsdl2
sudo port -v install libsdl2

another problem, when compilation of ffmpeg starts, it says there is a +g4 or +g5 variant, i'm compiling the non-optimized one. is it important on a a1138 PB and how to solve it?

sudo port clean ffmpeg
sudo port -v install ffmpeg +G4

(Assuming you prefer better performance.)