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Date:      Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:48:04 +0200
From:      Jan Beich <jbeich@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: setting port options for multiple ports
Message-ID:  <wotc-sgpn-wny@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <436f5814-9775-98ff-1963-e18c2359bbd4@madpilot.net> (Guido Falsi's message of "Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:12:03 %2B0200")
References:  <CALM2mEk8bV9cLUorzh6jJ4Os_g_j=iz6pef5tuaSbxYRD%2BJQAA@mail.gmail.com> <436f5814-9775-98ff-1963-e18c2359bbd4@madpilot.net>

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Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> writes:

> On 7/30/18 1:02 PM, blubee blubeeme wrote:
>
>> I am working on a port that requires many other ports to be built with
>> specific options selected.
>> 
>> Is there any way to have a port enables options in it's dependencies?
>> 
>
> There is no way to do exactly what you are asking for, but the
> "traditional" solution is to create a slave port forcing the options you
> require and naming it accordingly.
>
> This could also be done with flavors today, but keep in mind that adding
> flavors would require approval from both the maintainer and portmgr.

Except anything else that depends on unslaved/unflavored port is likely
to cause a conflict... until variable dependencies come into play.

https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2017-September/110332.html



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