Here is a bit of follow-up:
Let's take
MAMP for example. Here is a quote directly from the MAMP users guide:
Quote:
1.1.2**Installation process
Download the MAMP PRO disc image from
MAMP: Mac, Apache, MySQL, PHP. Open the image and drag MAMP PRO into your Applications folder.
Note:**You need administrator permissions to install MAMP PRO!
If MAMP has not been installed yet, please download and install it. The MAMP, too, has to be installed in your Applications folder!
As you can see, there is no direction for installing via the command line. The installation is a GUI drag-and-drop.
Please correct me if I am am wrong. Why does the MAMP install guides only discuss a GUI drag-and-drop installation?