Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:39:52 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: Chris Inacio <nacho319@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: port variants Message-ID: <CAOjFWZ4womjueyvF4o6Yc_bQb2_DwoV5hMPJNx8EpqUaUCOFbw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAG_PEexDO2Shk_46RYpKyjpYakAGYp1mwPU7C=QUM7HbAdnNug@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAG_PEexDO2Shk_46RYpKyjpYakAGYp1mwPU7C=QUM7HbAdnNug@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Chris Inacio <nacho319@gmail.com> wrote: > I was recently asked to do some FreeBSD ports support work. =C2=A0I mostl= y use a > Mac and the MacPorts system. =C2=A0MacPorts has the concept of a variant = for a > port, but I can't find the analogue in the FreeBSD system. > > Does the FreeBSD ports system have the concept of a variant? =C2=A0If so,= can > someone point me in the right direction on how to create one? Describing what a "variant" is, how it works in MacPorts, and what you are trying to do would help a lot. :) The closest guess I could make would be "slave port", but I don't think that works the same way. --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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